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Angela wrote
"Should I just stick with limited distance for
a year or so or do
slow 50's. How often should I be riding her? "
Angela the best thing you can do with your mare is
just trail ride her , forget about conditioning and endurance for awhile
and just ride the trails teaching her about creeks , uphills , downhills , wild
game on the trail etc; The conditioning will come as she learns how to go about
navigating obstacles with you on her back . No matter that she is a 6 year old
she is still a colt maturity wise . I bred for and raised for my current
endurance prospect Ruffian and she is now a coming 6 year old . She was
born and raised in 100's of acres in a herd situation , I had a friend put 30
days riding on her to get her started for me in her fall 4 year old year , for
the last 1 1/2 years I have been riding trails with her teaching her things she
needs to know to compete . Getting a base on her , getting to know her
quirks out on the trail but most of all learning about her . As Angie pointed
out "the slow way is the fast way " these are words for a beginner to take to
heart and pay attention to . Even when we do everything right and by the book
sometimes it just does not work out . Ruffy will go to her first ride next may ,
a 50 , we will tail end the rides we go to all summer just learning more about
each other and having a grand time on the trail with just her and I riding
together .
Drin Becker
Mtn Region
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