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RE: [RC] Too many questions and shutting up - paul

Robert,

First:  There are never too many questions for a new rider to ask.. The thing 
you will find out about endurance riders is that they are very helpfull when it 
comes to offering advice to newbies. The only flak you could ever get is from 
not asking a question, you knew you should ask, that results in causing 
problems for your horse. 

Second:  As for shutting up on Ridecamp,  have no fears that if people want you 
to shut up, they will not be shy about saying it here. BUT just asking 
questions about getting started in Endurance will never bring that type of 
reaction.. For that you have to say something about how how either having 
barefoot or shod horses (choose one) are the only possible way to ride, and 
that anybody else is wrong:)  That will generate  plenty of shut up mjessages:)

As for the ride, Final Fling, it takes place on 1,000 acres, with lots of cris 
crossing, loops, figure 8's etc to get the nessesary trail miles out of so 
little land. A GPS would not help you too much.. A heart monitor is ok, but as 
cool as that ride will be, and as laid back as it is, there will be volunteers 
to give you courtesy heart rate checks.  One nice thing about this ride is that 
you are never too far from base camp:)  It is very different from most rides in 
the  way the trails are laid out.  It has always been too confusing for my poor 
brain. The terrain is fairly level and not too rocky.  Not a bad choice for a 
first 50, if you can follow complex trail markings.  No hauling vehicles are 
needed to bring pulled horses back to camp. I keep thinking about getting a 
GPS, but not for riding at rides, but for looking at new trails for possible 
future rides.

Going without a crew is easy. Just plan and have your stuff ready before the 
start.  Have your horse feed, extra tack, blankets etc ready the night before. 
Make sandwiches, have snacks, drinks etc for yourself ready the night before.   
You do not want to try and wake up at 4:30  and do all this stuff then.  If 
you want to leave yourself a bucket  at the vet check area with a few items, it 
is fine. Just get it ready the night before.

Have Fun,

Paul N. Sidio
Spokane  MIssouri

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