Re: RC: Endurance Riding For Complete Idiots

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/25/01 8:35:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
givensb@prodigy.net writes:


> Do many people tie to the trailer?  I've heard it being done.  


Yes, people still tie to trailers.  That's all we ever did in the earlier 
years of endurance riding. It's better to tie a horse with a stout rope than 
it is to put him into an inadequate set of corrals and have him get out 
during the night.  Don't worry, nobody will think less of you for trailer 
tying.  If I could give one piece of advice about your first LD 
ride....relax, enjoy!  Remember, it's hardly more than a good conditioning 
ride.  Twenty-five or thirty miles goes by so fast.  Think of it as an 
extended pleasure ride, ride it at a moderate pace, learn about your 
horse...how he travels, how he reacts to the work load.  Be sure to give him 
as much water as you can get him to drink.  Have a fun and successful first 
ride!  And also remember, success is finishing, no matter where in the pack, 
with a sound, healthy, happy horse.  You're gonna love this sport.  You'd die 
laughing if you heard the story of MY first endurance ride.

Barbara

Barbara