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Re: [RC] How did you get started? - christabas Hi there!
I have yet to actually DO an endurance ride, but I've been to a few CTR's and competed in my first this year. I, too am in the "watch and learn" (and conditon my horse!) stage.
I learned to ride when I was 14, from a woman that did public trail rides. I cleaned her house, and in exchange she taught me to ride. She had done endurance in a past life, and that was how I first learned about it. I never had the time or money then. I also got a job conditioning two NATRC horses for another woman, so both long distance trail seeds were planted at about the same time.
Fast forward many years, past college, marraige, kids, to now...the first time I had the time and money to have my own horse again. (Before now I had one horse that was MINE, but only for a couple years, so I rode other people's and worked where I could ride.) My horse is not the ideal endurance horse - he is an older Quarter horse gelding, and will probably never do 100's. BUT he is an awesome trail horse, and I trust him to take my through and over anything without spooking or acting silly. (I have some fear issues, so he is just the horse for me!) SO, I decided we'd water that seed that was planted years ago and give distance a try!
So far he is probably ready for LD's, but we haven't entered any yet. :) We've done that distance in conditioning rides. I'm not a competetive person, so just spending the time on the trail with him is enough for me, and improving us both as we go. (My riding, his training.)
Christa
In Southern California
and Jans Cash King (aka "Jake") who is enjoying his last days in Texas!
-----Original Message----- From: Mel Cochran <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:10:58 -0500 Subject: [RC] How did you get started? Hi, I was just curious about how you guys got into the sport of endurance. Did you start as a child, or migrate over to endurance after spending some years riding in another discipline? Did you switch breeds? How many endurance horses do most of you have? I have not gotten "into" the sport as of yet. I am in the "watch and learn" stage. I have never had formal riding training, but I have been riding horses since I was 12 and enjoy trailriding and parades. The comraderie that you guys have is really what interests me. Mel _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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