a picture....

["superpat" <superpat@gateway.net>]

Thanks for that post, Linda. Makes sense to me. I do have to work on rating
my horse. Especially at the start of a ride. No matter how our training
rides go, Engelita seems to know when we are riding the "real thing" and the
first ten miles or so are a real battle unless I let her stay with the front
runners for a while. She expends so much energy fighting me that I sometimes
give in just to save her for later in the ride. Soooo much to learn. I love
it!!
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Linda Flemmer <bluewolfranch@yahoo.com>
To: superpat <superpat@gateway.net>
Cc: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: A picture is worth a thousand words


> Pat,
>
> Sounds like you are little confused as to what we're
> saying...  Don't mistake allowing the horse to choose
> the gait as letting him do darn well whatever he
> pleases.  (Major would be a run away for the first 20
> miles if we did that.)
>
> I rate the horse...  We WILL go slow to warm up.  We
> will go at the <speed> I choose, not what the horse
> feels like when he's up and excited



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