Re: [RC] [Guest] Minutes of the AERC BoD Conf Call Meeting Online - Laurie ... - Barbara McCrary
I want everyone to understand that I do not
approve of taking a horse out of pasture and doing a 25 mile ride. It's
just that 32 years ago, when I knew nothing, and there was nobody to teach a new
rider anything, I did just that.....out of sheer ignorance. But I'm also
making the point that I also agree with AERC by-laws that define an endurance
ride as 50 miles or greater. While it is not sensible to ride an
unconditioned horse in a 25 mile LD ride, I'm just saying I could be done.
I believe an endurance ride should require a level of preparation and the
commitment of a lot of time to do that preparation. If this explanation
still leaves some people not understanding what I'm trying to say, I shall be
quiet on the subject from here on.
Subject: Re: [RC] [Guest] Minutes of the
AERC BoD Conf Call Meeting Online - Laurie ...
I honestly do not believe you can take an unfit
horse out of a pasture and go do 25 miles in 6 hours, without some trauma to
the legs and back....let alone the metabolic risk. I have yet to see a
25 mile ride you can mostly walk (since vet check times are included in the 6
hrs.) You would have to trot quite a bit to make times....IT seems very
unfailr and abusive to an animal.
