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[RC] Why people don't do 100s - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Sharon Hahn sharon.hahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I haven't seen this response yet - apologies if I just missed it. I don't do 100s because 1) there aren't any in MN 2) I have a 21 year old horse (we ARE striving to do a 50 before she retires) but the BIGGEST reason is that I simply don't have time to condition that much. I'm sure a lot of people are in the same boat. I have a regular office job and am usually gone from 7am - 7pm during the week. By the time I make dinner and feed the animals, it's time for bed. On the weekends, there is the property to take care of and other things. Sometimes a month will go by before I ride. Even if my horse could do a 100, <I> don't have the necessary fitness. So if time to train is an issue, I don't think there is a lot you can do to encourage more people to enter. You wouldn't want to pressure people into entering unprepared horses in 100s. I also think that, particularly in regions where there are rides just about every weekend, people get competitive for year-end awards and don't want to risk losing an entire weekend of points to try a 100 and fail. Having more elevator rides might help that. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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