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Re: [RC] Philosophy and goals in distance riding ! Long! - Sharon LevasseurI agree, but to the uninitiated it can SEEM that endurance is dangerous. Just talked to a relatively new CTR competitor over the weekend who thought all endurance riders cantered/galloped most of the way. Boy was she surprised when I told her lots of us go SLOWER on endurance rides than the pace required by a CTR! So you can see how someone who had zero exposure to ANY distance riding sport might think that endurance was dangerous. -Sharon L. www.zegifts.com Quoting Tiffany D'Virgilio <tiffshorse@xxxxxxxxxxx>: Endurance more dangerous for the horse than jumping or eventing? Why do you have that view? I see many older endurance horses up into their twenties, I haven't seen many 20 year old eventers or jumpers. I watch all kinds of horse events and have yet to see a sport that is more horse friendly than endurance. On Apr 3, 2006, at 11:38 PM, Dfarnham09@xxxxxxx wrote:When Renee' (an excellent , track exercise rider) was first bitten by the endurance bug, I tried for a very long time to talk her out of the sport because I thought it was entirely too dangerous for the horses. I would have been very pleased for her to redirect all of her equestrian efforts back into eventing, dressage and jumping. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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