Re: Needing expertise from 100 milers

["Susie Jones" <swjones@bacavalley.com>]

Okey-dokey... I gotta tell everyone about Erica's last 50 mile ride... by
the time it was over, it was pretty close to a "100 mile experience", so I
don't think she has too much to worry about in getting prepared for her
first "real" 100...

We were at the Apache Kid Trail ride in south-central New Mexico a few weeks
ago... the IAHA 100 & 50 mile championships were going on the same weekend.
We kind of hooked up on Friday night & discussed riding the non-IAHA 55
miler together on Saturday since we were both riding pretty "inexperienced"
horses.  I led my horse over to her trailer on Saturday morning just as she
was finishing saddling up... she had her halter around the horse's neck &
had walked off to take care of a couple of last minute details... when she
came back to put her bridle on, the horse pulled back slightly & the halter
fell off... he started walking away, but before long he was cantering
away... I mounted my mare & followed - hoping that once he got out of camp
he'd look back & see my horse & come to her, but he disappeared over a hill
& by the time I got to the top, he was no where in sight....

I ended up doing the 55 miler since there was nothing I could do to help
Erica... her horse was found galloping down a dirt road about 1 p.m. that
afternoon.  In the meantime, she joined IAHA & entered the horse in the IAHA
50 mile competition on Sunday - she finished somewhere in the top ten.

I figure the hours she spent worrying over her horse while it was missing
plus the hours she spent getting the horse ready to do the ride on Sunday
plus the hours she spent actually doing the ride on Sunday was at least as
stressful as a 100 miler!  Go for it Erica - it'll be a piece of cake!

Susie Jones
Miami, NM
AERC #7997





-----Original Message-----
From: guest@endurance.net <guest@endurance.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, November 24, 2001 8:24 PM
Subject: RC: Needing expertise from 100 milers


>Erica DeVoti ponyexpress@frontier.net
>Having completed 50's in decent shape, I am looking to complete my first
>100 miler and am asking for advice from experienced 100 milers.  What can
>I expect from my horse?  Do many horses act like they want to quit at that
>kind of mileage?  Do they act like they they don't want to go out again,
>and then pick up and finish just fine?  What do horses act like at the vet
>checks--do many say "I'm not trotting any more?"  What type of horses are
>better suited to that type of mileage in your personal experience--lazy
>types or those with lots of go?  I'm looking for anything you would like
>to share about your experiences with your horse in that type if
>mileage--racing or just finishing to complete.  I am sure there are as
>many different answers as there are people--I am just hoping to prepare
>myself for what kind of things I can expect.  I certainly put my horse
>first and would pull if things didn't seem right, so I'm not looking for a
>flame.  Thank you in advance.
>
>
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