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Re: [RC] Encouraging more 100 mile starts - klonginoQuoting Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: These are the people that need to take a deep breath, read what everyone writes and pick what will work best for you and your horse. If after your first one, you find out it's not your cup of tea or not your horse's cup of tea you will have at least given it a shot. If you don't give it a shot you will never know. Truman, Thanks for this excellent advice and down-to-earth classification of 100-mile wannabees. I rode 4 100's. I had a proven, though difficult horse, and was very afraid at first of hurting the horse because of my ignorance and inexperience. And, I didn't know if I could go the distance. I found out the horse was very capable. The best advice I ever got was from Nancy Mitts, who told me to ride one vet check at a time, and I consider that one of the life-lessons from endurance riding. I would like to think I still have some 100's left in me, but also wish to do many multi-days. Like so many others, I am attracted to the idea of "more bang for my buck" in that one haul produces as many as five individual rides. Just the mere idea of the long haul to Tevis is intimidating, but the Big Horn is closer and I hope to get there in the next couple years. Do I have a 100-mile horse? Only one way to find out! See you on the trail! Kitty Longino =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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