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Re: [RC] 50 or 25? - Sky Ranch

What an incredible group of people is on this list.  A real-time pool of
knowledge - I hope everyone realizes this, and how valuable it is,
especially to NEWBIES like me!

Thank you for the replies to my naive question, and I DO realize it is
naive.  But I would also be willing to bet I'm not alone in my question of
'how to start.'

Here's my decision, for myself and my horse - I will continue to condition
and strive to start at a 50 rather than a 25, because as one person said,
why do a 25 when you already know you can go that distance?  If I hadn't
already been doing ctr's during this past year (we completed 10 novice
rides), I wouldn't try a 50 first, but I do have some foundation to start
with, and that will definitely help with knowing what my horse can do.

You know what, though?  If I find that my older horse (he's a 16 yr old
Arabian) can't do the 50 and stay sound and happy, then I am very happy that
maybe we can do 25's!  But then I'll be looking for a younger horse, and to
get myself in better condition.  I think there's room for all of us in AERC,
and I vote to keep them as separate divisions.

In the end, I'm definitely still an enthusiastic trail rider, and maybe I
think that's what's most important - keep going down the trail!  I have the
UTMOST admiration for the 100 miler's ... and it's my goal.  The way I
discovered endurance riding to begin with was the Tevis Cup, which thrilled
me and scared me all at the same time.  I still hope to ride it.  I have a
very long way to go, to get to that point.
Carla Richardson
Colorado


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