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[RC] Gas crunch - rides2farAngie, Move to Leatherwood Mountains!!! We have 100 miles of horse trails and of course the Leatherwood endurance each year. Phil Rash OK, I've been thinking about this. Last week my brother rented a cabin on a small lake. He took a ski boat. We took a canoe & a kayak. The lake felt small to them. They went around it and around it. We never ran out of water on paddle power. When it's harder to paddle 100 feet, a mile seems like a long way. So...then I rode with a bunch of trail riders Sat. Their horses were S-L-O-W. They had to stop and blow after every hill...but 10 miles of trail was enough to get them 5 hrs of riding time! So, now I'm thinking. Is my Arab a "trail guzzler"? Does the fact that he can go so far so fast just make me run out of trail? If we have a trail shortage, should I get an animal that "conserves trail?" Saturday, the pace with those chunky horses looking like they hated to take every step felt sooo slow. But I was thinking, I could get one of those little Paso Finos that goes really fast taking the tiny tiny steps with lots of knee action (not all of them do, but some do and that's what I'd get!). It would be kind of like peddling a bike in 1st geer, peddling like crazy but not going anywhere. It would conserve trail! What do ya'll think? Are the really good endurance horses going to become obsolete... the hummers of the the equine world? Angie What do ya'll think? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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