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[RC] mile markers on trail - Cindy Collins"But there were no mile markers on the trail (is this common?)" Boy, I just can't shut up today. Thank goodness I'm leaving my computer for the weekend. So, dear Kristen, no, there are no mile markers on 99.9% of endurance rides. That's why it is important to do lots of training miles on trails where you know the mileage so YOU can learn to pace your horse and know what a 7 mph pace feels like and what a 10 mph pace feels like, etc. You should also know how long it takes you to cover different types of terrain with your horse...hills, deep sand, rocks, etc. You should know the approximate mph of your horse's walk, slow trot, medium trot, fast or extended trot, and slow and fast canter. A GPS is a dynamite investment that takes the guess work out of this process. When I started you had to use a watch and have a friend with a motorcycle check the mileage on your training trails. After a few thousand miles, you do just get a "feel" for how long it will take you to finish a given ride on a given horse if all goes well and it doesn't turn off 110 degrees or snow! Good luck to you. Cindy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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