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Re: [RC] Endurance Vs. CTR - Chris Paus

Angie.. not all CTR sanctioning orgs have such strict
rules. MOTDRA and UMECRA don't care how you stable
your horse overnight as long as it is safe. We also
have more relaxed vet checks, pretty much like what
you'd see at an AERC ride.

In some CTR organizations, it's pretty much a "best
condition" ride. The pace is set for you, but there
are lots of ways to accomplish that pace... If it is 5
mph, you really have to ride a little faster to
account for time spent at watering holes, allowing
your horse to graze, etc. In MOTDRA, I see some riders
riding fast the first loop, then diddling around the
second loop to come in at the right time. Others try
to maintain a steady pace throughout the ride. There's
pros and cons to both sides.

I think a lot of people assume that all CTR is run
under NATRC rules and that's simply not true!

chris
--- rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

I thought in endurance you are checked for pulse
and if it's down, 
then you are ready to go? Correct me if I'm
wrong. Thanks.


99% of the vet checks at rides I've done have a
mandatory hold that
starts after your horse pulses down. Occasionally
the vet will have a
check with no hold on a cold morning if he's afraid
the horses will
stiffen up if standing around and don't really need
a hold yet.

The reason I choose to start a horse with slow
Endurance rather than a CT
where I might actually place at something during his
early career is that
I don't like the limitations on how I can care for
my horse. If I did CT
he would have to be tied to the trailer like the
other horses instead of
walking around in a corral or on a high line, I
couldn't have a crew with
sponge water, etc meet me on the trail, unless
they've changed it I
couldn't dose him with electrolytes or get off and
lead him down a long
steep grade, seems like they even had limitations on
type of pads or
easyboots used?...all things I want to do if needed
that I feel show
better  horsemanship. They make a big deal over you
learning to hold a
proper pace but so far I haven't had two horses
whose ideal pace was the
same.

Angie


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