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Re: [RC] [RC] was Newbie Questions now Catch-riding horses - rdcarrie <I'm impressed with those amazing people who do 100s on "rented" horses, or
horses whose riders got sick at the last minute, etc, and who meet their mounts for the first time the day before the ride!> I, too, am impressed with people who do 100s on horses they've never ridden before. I'd do it if I had the opportunity (once I get some 100s under my belt on my own horses, unless I was riding the strange horse in the ride accompanied by the owner), but I'd sure question the heck out of the owner ahead of time about conditioning level, what's typical for the horse in terms of eating/drinking/etc. I've ridden a number of borrowed horses in LDs and 50s, but in all but two cases I'd ridden the horse at least a few times on conditioning rides. The other two, I got on the horses for the first time about 15 minutes before the start of the ride...one of them I *saw* for the first time about 30 min. before the ride, and had no opportunity to talk to the owner. <G> She turned out to be an awesome horse, steady as a rock, very forward, and one of the funnest horses I've ever ridden. I like riding different horses, and I'll pretty much hop on anything.
Dawn in East Texas -----Original Message----- From: Beverley H. Kane, MD <sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: RideCamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:33:45 -0800 Subject: Re: [RC] Newbie Questions - Beverley Thanks for the congratulations! It was not a given that I could do it, so I
continue to savor the ("to finish is to") win as I stare at the ride photo
here on my desk.
I should note that I was riding one of my mentor's 8 yo Arabs on whom I had
done a few conditioning rides. (Little) Deuce (Coupe) (AERC name, Blind
Faith) had recently done a couple of 50s; he is sweet, smart, solid, and
never even breathed hard tho we cantered in the rain most of the 2nd half.
And as previously mentioned, my mentor's conditioning program has stood the
test of time and Tevis. So I had complete not-blind faith that Deuce could
do it if I did my part.
There are pros and cons to being a jockey--another thread, no doubt.
I'm impressed with those amazing people who do 100s on "rented" horses, or
horses whose riders got sick at the last minute, etc, and who meet their
mounts for the first time the day before the ride!
Beverley
On 12/19/05 8:55 AM, "DVeritas@xxxxxxx" <DVeritas@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> as experienced is gained and the
> tasking is more intense and of greater distance/frequency, the riding will
> become an even greater percentage of what is required, coupled with the need
> for a greater acuity of the subtle language the horse will use to communicate
> how the ride is really going.
On 12/19/05 10:15 AM, "Laney Humphrey" <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I agree, Frank, that Beverly made a very astute observation about the
> relative importance of riding to everything else. From what I've seen
> and heard, many newbies over condition their horses and know virtually
> nothing about all the rest so they don't do well. They then compound
> their mistake by assuming that their horse was not properly conditioned
> when in fact it was their lack of sophistication about pacing, feeding,
> pacing, e'lying, pacing or how a ride actually works and how to prepare
> for one.
> My congratulations too, Beverly!
> Laney
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