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Re: [RC] Pregnancy and riding - Tiffany D'VirgilioAbsolutely! It's another one of those things where you do what is right for you. I don't care if you ride pregnant, barefoot, Natrc, whatever. You only have to please yourself. I'm sure many people at the stable thought I was an idiot for riding, but my Morab mare during my first was so solid and my Arab mare and I take care of each other, so I felt safe.The childcare thing-and this is totally endurance related-is tough. I gave up competition for years after my kids were born. I was breastfeeding, and then got pregnant again, so for 4 years I was either pregnant or nursing. Then the kids were too little to leave. I guess I did my first 50 when my son was 3, and it has gotten easier, but problems still crop up. My hubby travels and when he is touring, I either have to beg my mom or not go. I figure I have the rest of my life to ride, but my kiddos are only small once. I also only go to rides within a two hour drive so I can get home the night of the ride in most cases. Now that they are both in school I finally have the proper time to condition, but fitting everything in when you have small ones is a challenge, but worth it on both ends. Tiffany On Mar 16, 2005, at 6:50 AM, "" <PFmorabs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: I guess I'm saying that whether you ride pregnant depends on lots of stuff - your fitness level, the terrain you ride on, your age, your horse. If you need to stay off your horse, you are not less of a woman and/or horseperson. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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