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But putting your horse on APF will definitely be out of your budget  ;-}

> From: Julie Fuller <natira121@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: lang_girl@xxxxxxxxx, Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [RC]   Endurance for college budgets
> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:55:57 -0800
>
> Ashlee,
>
> Endurance on a budget is not impossible.  It just takes some ingenuity at 
> times!  I'm sure a lot of us started out like I did.... camping in a tent,( 
> or in the back of the truck) with little or no camping gear, and adding 
> stuff as I went along.
>
> You really don't need a lot to go to a ride....basic camping gear, food for 
> a couple days, and your horse stuff. ( Including feed) I am going to assume 
> you don't have a $40K truck and a $14K trailer *grin* so you'll need to get 
> a ride for you and your horse.  (As for trucks and trailers.... my trailer 
> was purchased 18 years ago for $600 and it still works fine.  My first 
> truck was a 1969 (same as the trailer!) Ford 3/4 ton that I bought for 
> $800.  It served me very well for 5 years)
>
> Depending on who you go with, you may be able to use someone's corrals, or 
> you can tie to the trailer... just be sure to walk your horse alot if you 
> do. (I think it's a good idea anyway) Or you can highline, which is what I 
> do. ( I even had a special tall brace thingy made for the bed of my truck, 
> so I could highline between truck and trailer at rides with no trees.  
> Once, I had an 80 foot highline strung, with a mare and a stallion on it.  
> Worked very well, and both horses walked a lot.)
>
> I have yet to succumb to "truck/trailer/camper" craze. *grin*  ( I did do a 
> couple seasons with a camper... but it involved taking two rigs to the 
> ride, and the ex.)  Campers ARE nice, but I now have enough gear to be 
> comfortable, regardless of the wretched weather we sometimes have here in 
> the NW  Even with all I've got, it's nowhere near the investment of a lot 
> of the people I see at rides.
>
> Another thing I heartily recommend.... go to www.endurance.net, and click 
> on Newbie.  This is possibly the best thing you can do for you and your 
> horse. And it won't cost a thing!
>
> Julie
>
>  (Just a hint: Don't drink espresso and eat a power bar before your first 
> ride)
>
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> There are 2 ways to win at this sport. You take a horse and race him for a
> short time and then find a new horse or you can take one horse , do the
> homework and spend many miles and years enjoying that horse.
> ~  Paddi Sprecher
>
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