Re: Re: Endurance and Dressage

["Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za>]

Just wanted to add one itty-bitty piece of advice, based on my (limited)
eventing and (non-existent) endurance, but (different) dressage experiennce:


The average eventer / endurance horse is very fit.  Very.  Extremely.


The average dressage horse is not.  At all.


So, don't be surprised if the average eventer / endurance horse kind of um,
how shall I put this, EXPLODES in the middle of the test.  Anyone ever watch
Blythe Tait's test on Stanwick's Ghost at (I think) Badmington?  The horse
REARED at X and bucked the entire time in the arena.  These guys aren't
interested in collection.


Anyway, the idea is sound, but can I suggest you do your dressage test
BEFORE you go and fitten up your horse.  Makes life a whole lot easier.


Tracey
-----Original Message-----
From: Sue Brown <sbrown@wamedes.com>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Cc: rockingb@worldnet.att.net <rockingb@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 7:33 AM
Subject: RC: Re: Endurance and Dressage


>> Endurance and dressage/eventing are very compatible, in fact I
>>believe doing both improves both.  My horse sure is a lot more fit than
the
>>others I saw at the event (to be fair, consider the level).  Hehe.
>
>Denny Emerson recommends endurance training to his eventors to help get
>their horses fit and strong.  At the ARIA convention last year, he said
>that he thought he knew about fitness in the horse and the rider until he
>rode his first 100!  He rode it on a borrowed horse...the horse was
>conditioned for the miles but he wasn't -- he made it but had some emphatic
>comments about his comfort level at the end!! <g>  He was definitely
>impressed at the level of fitness required for both the horse and the
>rider!  He has the greatest respect for endurance riders and said he
>recommends endurance conditioning cross-training to his students.
>
>Sue
>
>sbrown@wamedes.com
>Tyee Farm
>Marysville, Wa.
>
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