Re: [RC] [MB] Endurance News cover photos//Kids - Barbara McCrary
And part of that positive attitude came from their great
teacher-mentor-sponsor. Many of Maryben's "kids" came to greatness.
Wish you could mentor-sponsor our granddaughters, too.
In a message dated 8/12/2006 6:15:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Most horsey kidsby nature don’t have the attention
span, perseverance, and, well...endurance to do endurance.
I don't agree at all. I took a 5 year old and her pony on a
50 miler. She was riding bareback around the camp about an hour after we
finished.
The juniors I have started ranged in age from 5 to 13 and they
not only took care of their horses but helped me too. Two of them
started by doing an LD ride but all the rest started with 50's so they
don't know much about LD but they all were focused on being "endurance riders"
and treated conditioning as a job to do.....no slacking off with other
plans. Riding came
first....................mb
