Re: Re: How many of you started riding after age 40?

["Joan Ruprecht" <ruprecht@tidepool.com>]

I fit right into your schedule, I now have over 11,000, and horses with 4
and 6 thousand miles, and I'll never be mistaken for someone that has had
lessons and experience since childhood.  I actually stole my children's
horses as they went off to college !  I celebrated my 65 birthday pretending
to do Tevis, pulled myself at Michigan Bluff because I don't like to do
anything for 24 hours.
-----Original Message-----
From: John B.Ayers <ayers@plainfield.bypass.com>
To: Naztari@aol.com <Naztari@aol.com>; RIDECAMP <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 4:42 AM
Subject: RC: Re: How many of you started riding after age 40?


>Hi Ed
>
>I started riding for the first time in May '97 at age 66.
>I bought a green-broke Arab gelding two months
>later. We did our first horse show yesterday with
>six ribbons for eight classes (every color except
>blue).  The saddle that was perfect two years ago
>now fits poorly, so we quit four classes short of
>what we planned, but had fun!!  Hope to get a new
>saddle next weekend.
>
>The best was our two second place ribbons for
>driving (only six weeks after we started)!!
>
>The only negative I see in starting so late, is that
>I wonder if people think I have been riding for sixty
>years and expect that I should have gotten better
>by now <g>!
>
>
>We have enjoyed the Competitive Trail Riding (25
>miles) and have some second and third place ribbons.
>
>As I see it, the competitions are a motivation for more
>training and conditioning.
>
>John and Meshack
>http://www.bypass.com/~ayers (Vermont Equestrian Activities)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Naztari@aol.com <Naztari@aol.com>
>To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 10:48 PM
>Subject: RC: How many of you started riding after age 40?
>
>
>>Here is a question for some of you. My wife has generally been afraid of
>>horses. That seems to be changing and she actually took her first riding
>>lesson tonight. She was a little apprehensive but after a little bit she
>>relaxed some and did alright with the lesson. I told her that some of you
>out
>>there had started riding late like her and that before long she would be
>able
>>to ride comfortably if not expertly. She was curious to hear some of your
>>stories about how you got started after 40.
>>Thanks
>>Ed Roley ...
>>
>>
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