different types of distance riding

[David LeBlanc <dleblanc@mindspring.com>]

Changing name of thread to reflect different topic...

At 04:55 PM 11/7/99 -0500, Deanna German wrote:
>David,
>
>While I do give you credit for at least giving CTR a try, I take
>exception to you using the subject head "Things that unite us..." and
>then describe the riders in the ONE CTR you went to in a derisive way as
>"other types". That is most definitely something that doesn't unite us.

I'm sorry you interpreted me that way.  I didn't mean it as derisive at
all.  To me, CTR has a very different character, and is another 'type' of
distance riding.

I said we had fun at it, and liked it.  I'd heard many endurance people be
very derogatory towards it, and was very pleasantly surprised to find them
wrong.  I think I must not have said what I meant very well for you to have
gotten this interpretation.

>I think if you asked, you would find that many of the successful (read
>"many, many miles with sound horses") endurance riders used CTR to learn
>about taking care of the horse 

Well, actually, that's one reason we went to this one - this was our
youngest horse's first organized trail ride of any kind.  We figured CTR
would be a less intense environment than an endurance ride.

I would, however, argue that CTR is different enough from endurance that
there are a lot of aspects CTR won't prepare you for if you're wanting to
end up in endurance.  I do like both types, though at this point I prefer
endurance.


David LeBlanc
dleblanc@mindspring.com


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