Re: RC: Re: Lake Oroville Vista <story>

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Heidi and Karen,
I certainly agree with that, having seen how crazy a very laid back horse
can get just watching horses walk out every 30 seconds at a CTR.  What I've
decided I need is a very hilly, mountainous ride with WIDE logging roads.
I'm probably not fair to Fox and maybe as our conditioning progresses, I
will overcome my secret fear that he could be at the top of a 2' wide twisty
mountain trail, look down several hundred feet to little horses racing below
and decide to take the short (read airborne) way down.
Dyane (older and fainter of heart)
N. Ca
----- Original Message -----
From: <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
To: <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>; <sunibey@sisqtel.net>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 8:42 AM
Subject: Re: RC: Re: Lake Oroville Vista <story>


> In a message dated 11/9/99 8:28:46 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us writes:
>
> << I
>  actually think a more difficult ride is better to start with (then
>  everything seems easy after that) <G>.  Seriously though, your horse is
>  better off if he's putting his energy into going over hills and
mountainous
>  terrain than if he's watching 50 horses gallop straight down a flat road.
>>
>
> This is really an important concept, IMO.  Karen is also right about not
> going to new rides if you are green, but sticking to established rides
(for
> the very reason of a Lake Oroville that may still need to get some bugs
> ironed out) but as pointed out above, DO avoid the so-called "easy" rides.
> Not only is there the psychological factor that Karen mentions, but also,
on
> a flat ride, the horse uses the same muscles over and over again, whereas
on
> a ride where terrain varies, he is constantly changing what he has to use
and
> doesn't fatigue one part of his body overly much.  Savvy riders can
> compensate for that somewhat by making the horse change gaits, etc., but
it
> is helpful when the terrain does it for you.
>
> Heidi
>


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