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Re: [RC] horse vs. human, and other thoughts - heidiHowever, on rocky terrain, uneven trail - the human may well have the advantage, have talked to runner friends, I had in the past, and over certain terrain, she would have won the 'race'. As I would have to have slowed the horse and 'picked the way', and the runner could navigate more easily, at speed. Here is another variable--the human rider's reluctance to go through "trappy" terrain at speed, and hence slowing the horse down. I was likely foolish in my younger years, but I had a good agile horse used to crappy footing, and I would let him navigate his own way at his own pace through such things, and just try not to interfere. I'm not sure I would have the courage to do it now, even if I had a horse that good--but we went off and left many riders doing just that, even though he was not a "fast" horse on the flat. (His only wins were on "crappy" trails--we simply motored onward when more conservative riders slowed up.) And people vary as well in their ability to run difficult terrain. So again, I'd submit that if you are pitting a "tough terrain runner" against a horse, you need to pick a horse that is likewise an expert in that sort of terrain, with a rider with the faith in the horse to let him do his thing.... Heidi ============================================================ Why should I look good if I don`t smell good? ~ author unknown ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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