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Re: [RC] Training Pace vs. Ride Pace - sharp pennyWhen training by yourself, I find my horse isn't as motivated to really work the same as he naturally does in a competitive atmosphere. Boy is this ever true with Reno. We do all our training rides alone (none of my friends wants to ride farther than 10 miles or faster than a slow jog) and Reno tends to just want to poke around and gaze at the sites when we are the only ones on the trail. It takes tremendous effort (read lots of leg) to get a nice sustained working trot for any distance. I found quite by accident that Reno thinks he's at a ride when we go to the popular local trails on the weekend. There are usually lots of trailers in the parking lot and many groups of riders all along the trail. When he unloads and sees all the trailers he starts to get excited and then out on the trail he can't wait to find horses to catch up to and pass :) So when I'm feeling lazy and aren't up for a marathon leg workout,I go where I know there will be other riders. Other times I'll train on isolated trails so we can work on maintaining the pace I ask for until I ask for a different one. These sessions I feel like I'm getting the workout,not Reno...lol Regards, Penny __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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