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I find the slower I ride, the sorer I am afterwards.  I tend to float above 
my horse at the trot and "ride my bones" so that there is little muscle 
tension.  But my first two endurance rides were exhausting, but once you get 
through them it starts to become pretty routine.

K.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson" <liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Kathy Klenk" <kramspott@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Jessica Spoone-Raines" 
<jspoone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 8:50 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] 5 mph average


> Well, I am in no hurray to do my first competition
> period.  I have my horse at an average speed of 3 mph
> right now.  I intentionally ride her with a 27 year
> old arabian.  He is NEVER in a hurry to beat out
> anyone.  However, if it ever looks like he is my horse
> will try to overtake him every time.  So, next I'll be
> riding with a faster paced horse.  That will give me
> the opportunity to see if my horse has a competitive
> desire to be out front or if she just wants to be in
> front of that particular horse.  In any case - it
> helps me to keep her at a steady pace and not let her
> think she has to blow herself out around every horse.
>
>
> I might add it is very different training a horse for
> an endurance competition compared to a race track
> event!  And I get sore in places I never knew I had
> muscle!  LOL!  Yes, anatomy of the human body should
> be studied prior to putting it under so much stress
> and duress!  LOL!
>
> D'Arcy
>
>
>
> D&#39;Arcy L. Demianoff-Thompson
> liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
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