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Well,  I have met one of these "inexperienced" riders who has already 
entered the Great Santa Fe Horse race.  He is not doing his research 
watching Walt Disney movies.  He is training and getting advice from a very 
experienced, successful endurance rider.  He thought this ride would be an 
"adventure" and then preceeded to get advice and do his homework by working 
with an experienced AERC member who has helped him choose horses, helped him 
pick out suitable tack, riding clothing, etc.
He makes a trek every so  many weeks to California so he can actually 
condition and train with this experienced AERC rider.  She has set up a 
conditioning and training program for him to do at home.

So, while you guys can speculate on what the "inexperienced" are doing to 
prepare for their lifetime adventure, I know for a fact that one of the 
"inexperienced" you talk about  is probably getting the best advice and 
information to make this a success.  It was the Santa Fe ride management who 
directed this "inexperienced" person to the experienced AERC rider for 
advice.  Who is to say that other NON endurance riders aren't doing the same 
thing that want to prepare for this event.

What makes you assume that all of the non experienced riders who would like 
to try this ride won't seek advice and information before hand and will get 
the majority of their information from a movie??

Kim Fuess
AERC #6647
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Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] The Great Santa Fe Trail Horse Race/nothing new


> We won't even
> > get in> to the many issues of some very non experienced riders giving
> it a
> > try,> without seeking any information ahead of time, and think that Ol
> > Dobbin can> go 50 miles a day easy.
>
> I'll be curious as to whether quite a few of them do their research
> watching Hidalgo, Bite the Bullet, The Black Stallion Returns and
> "Virginia's Run". According to those movies, all long distance races
> involve lots of pushing each other off your horses at a dead gallop. I've
> watched these movies  and it just fascinates me that everyone is
> constantly pushing each other off their horses. Just in case, they might
> ought to have drag riders to pick up the people who are on foot and some
> fast riders available to chase down the loose ones. >g< I wonder where we
> got the idea to always stop and help each other the way we do? That's not
> going to get us a feature movie any time soon so maybe we should stop
> that?
>
> Angie
>
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