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Re: [RC] [RC] Man vs. Horse speeds & Shermans Gap at the OD - rides2farWell, Dave Bennett told me that Sherman's gap is just like the bad section at Pigeon, just a WHOLE LOT LONGER of the bad stuff, so I feel like I can picture it at least. Yep, I get off and walk that and it's a chance to stretch out my muscles too. But on the subject of "booking downhills" a few years back I was doing Big South Fork and when we hit the long steep gravel road down into the gorge I got off and jogged down it with Kaboot. I am no runner and that was a pretty big deal for me to do it but I was able to simply because it was downhill. HOWEVER, I used muscles that I wasn't used to using and when I got back on my horse those muscles were *tired* and it affected my riding. I felt like I rode worse the rest of the day and after that knew better than to do something I've not prepared my own body to do. I think my riding hurt my horse more than getting off helped him in that incident. Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ============================================================ This weekend, many of you are at rides...25's, 50's or 100's. You are the lucky ones. I know you did whatever you had to do to get to 'em. I know that each of you go to 'em with different so-called "goals" in mind...but I also know that each of you cares for your horse and realize that "carrying you" is the least of what he/she does for you. LIFTING YOU is the true effect. ~ Ryder ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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