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[RC] [Guest] New Jersey 100 a different kind of challenge than Old D 100 - Ridecamp GuestMary Coleman caf @ innernet.net Since the nearest endurance ride Memorial weekend was in Georgia(the south is not an option for a Morgan in May) I choose to support my local competetive organization and go to New Jersey and attempt the 3-day 100. Hawk's done lots of multi-day rides this should be a cake-walk right? The weather was very favorable cloudy, rainy, highs maybe 60 what more could a Morgan rider ask for? The 3 day rides are run 40-40-20 time allowed on the 40 mile day is around 61/2 hours no probem except that with only a 20 minute hold and the bottomless pit horse I ride he got just plain hungry and somewhat bored before the end of day one. So on day two I sent a hugh bag of grain to the hold(the Arabian riders got a laugh out of this) and also carried grain and fed him with six miles to go. Day three it rained even harder than the previous two luckily we only had 20 miles. Hawk did finish he was not tired but his rear end muscles were certainly sore after 100 miles of riding on the flatlands. Three days of getting up a 4 a.m. were enough for me! If you ever want to try a different kind of challenge try the 3-day 100s! mary =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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