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Re: RC: Re: Re: Endurance and Dressage





Well I can completely agree with the fitness statement.  The horses I rode that
belonged to my coach, and the horses belonging to the other student riders are
no where near what I consider fit!  They are tired and lathered after 45 minutes
in the saddle, most at a walk.  When I took Roo, I "warmed" (walk/trot) him up
for 45 minutes on the trails behind the barn, rode int he ring for an hour, and
then cooled down (walk) on those same trails.  About 2-1/2 hours total.  The TBs
and WBs were dying in the heat after their hour in the ring.

Thankfully (?) Roo tends to shutdown in an arena, becomes more laid back.  We do
our rearing and occassionally bucking on the trail.

Tamara






"Tracey" <tracey@tbt.co.za> on 07/25/2000 08:55:46 AM

To:   ridecamp@endurance.net, "Sue Brown" <sbrown@wamedes.com>
cc:   rockingb@worldnet.att.net (bcc: Tamara Woodcock/US1/Lend Lease)

Subject:  RC:  Re: Re: Endurance and Dressage




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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