Ridecamp: Re: [RC] What is the ONE thing? rules

Yes, Heidi, this does work.  I've done it, too.  I HATE high-powered starts.
They're terrifying to me.

Barbara McCrary

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From: <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <darste@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 7:52 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] What is the ONE thing? rules


> > I am going to try my first Endurance 50 in Nov. I have done a several
> > CTR's. Is there any rule against starting the ride whilst leading the
> > horse? I was going to hang back and start late. But, it appears to me
> > that it might be a better option to start walking the horse and get on
> > when all are away. This may help with the training issue of staying calm
> > at the start too:)
>
> Nope, no rule against it, but while it may work well for some horses and
> riders who have a good rapport on the ground and who have done a lot of
> groundwork together, it has been my observation that this strategy has not
> worked out well for most folks who have tried it.  What DOES seem to work
> well for many (and has worked well for me as well) is to get on BEFORE the
> start, before other horses get crazy, and ride off in the other direction.
>  (Yes, check in first if you are at a ride that has a check-in--not all in
> our region do that, but rather report you as started unless you come up
> and say you are NOT starting for whatever reason.)  I sometimes get on as
> much a 15 minutes before the start and just go ride around somewhere out
> of the hubbub, until horse is calm, relaxed, and warmed up, and then come
> across the starting line after all the whoopla has died down.
>
> Heidi
>
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