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Re: [RC] LD vs. Real Endurance - Merryben

In a message dated 7/27/2003 12:04:11 PM Central Daylight Time, karen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Can a newbie have an opinion?  No I have not ridden on an endurance ride,
but I have been training and riding my own horses on trails for many, many
years.  I've been following the LD vs. Endurance thread with great interest.
My opinion of a 25-miler is that its a long trail ride.  I would not
consider it endurance.   To me its more like a sample of what an endurance
ride might be like.  You get the experience of ride camp, the vet checks,
etc.  Why not take the "race" out of LD and offer it as a timed trail ride.
Give everyone a completion prize and maybe have placements for the horses
with the highest vet scores -- and yes that could be the horse that comes in
last.

Back to lurking.........

You have not ridden endurance and I have 8,000 miles and you said it better than I could....mb