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[RC] excited newbie - Juli Goodwin

I just wanted to say hello. I am new to ridecamp and the sport. I have a three year old Morab filly who looks like she is going to be a monster(in a good way) and I have decided to try endurance with her when the time comes.( She was bred for it by her breeder supposedly who had a morgan mare that was pretty okay at it but needed better recovery, so they bred her to an arab hoping the foal would have the attitude with a bit lighter build and better recovery.) My background is three day eventing...I rode up to intermediate level and once had olympic aspirations, but I need a change of pace from the "show" world. I also have a little ex-cowpony of unknown breed who is undetermined age around 10 says the vet. I live in the Adirondack Park in New York. I am really excited to try this, but also very nervous. All the talk of shoeing vs. barefoot, electrolytes, feed, ect. has got me thinking I do not know enough to even begin...even how the rides work confuses me with featherweights, lightweights...do they compete against only each other or everyone? Can a featherweight compete internationally? At 105 pounds I think I qualify as a lightweight!! Anyway any advice/encouragement would be appreciated as I am sitting on that proverbial fence trying to decide where and how to start...in theory I think it sounds perfect for the type of challenge I want for me and my horse, in reality I am worried I do not know enough. Any advice on what to be doing with a 3 year old? I know what I would be doing if I was going to event her, but this is different. Would it be helpful to try and take the mature horse on some 25 milers to see what it is like? Does anyone have information on good rides on the East Coast to start with or mentors on the east coast that would be willing to help? I have so many questions about how to get even him ready to do something like that. How do you know you are ready? How do you condition for it..it seems like you would have to do alot more conditioning than for even cross country...Sorry this is long and I wanted you all to know that I have been enjoying reading your posts and have learned quite a bit.( Enough to make me realize what I do not know) And you certainly do not have to answer all my questions...just mental diarrhea! Thanks!!

Juli Jakub

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