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Increasing the speed has been the only difficult thing I've found in going to endurance rides.  Everything else has been a very easy transition.  It's all me, though - my horse(s) have no problem going faster.  At my age and condition it's been a real challenge.  But I love the challenge, and I'm getting better.  I LOVE going down the trail, and so do my horses.  They don't know whether it's AERC or NATRC ... or care.   A big :-) on all our faces.

 

Carla Richardson
Colorado
 

On 10/9/07, Ranelle Rubin <raneller@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Good post Carla!

I personally feel it is a great way for folks who are recreational trail
riders to enter into a form of competition on the trail. They can start in
NATRC, then decide if they even WANT to go further or faster...alot don't.
Even if they do decide to go endurance, NATRC will have given them such a
wonderful base of knowledge to take care of their horse.

I am mentoring a lady right now who was a NATRC rider for years. She decided
to try endurance, but knew enough to want a mentor. We are having a great
time. She is learning what works, is very coachable, and very appreciative.
We ride once a week, and each time, we go a bit further, or we trot just a
bit more of the ride. In between, she gets to work on her own on what she
has learned about pacing, balance, and get used to the tack changes she has
decided to make.



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>From: "Carla Richardson" <richardson.carla@xxxxxxxxx >
>To: liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx
>CC: "Kearby, Kate G Civ 748 CBSG/IS" <Kate.Kearby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [RC]   [RC] NATRC is not endurance
>Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 10:20:46 -0600
>
>Where was your original question, D'Arcy?  All I saw at the beginning of
>this thread was Kate's answer. <?>
>
>BTW, as an observation, there are plenty of people who ride both AERC and
>NATRC, and the horses do "cross-over" quite easily.  Typical NATRC "open"
>speed, for example, translates to a completion on time in endurance.
>
>Yes, they're different sports, but they're both distance sports and have
>much in common - foremost, is the care of the horse and education of the
>rider.  Second, in my mind, is the need to keep our trails and public lands
>open and available for riding.  I never like to feel I have to defend one
>sport over the other.  Each has its good and bad points, and can learn from
>each other, and support one another.
>
>Just my opinion, of course.
>Carla Richardson
>Colorado
>
>On 10/9/07, D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson < liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I see...thank you for your input.  Very interesting
> > perspective.  And I will choose my words more
> > carefully in the future when asking questions.
> >
> > D'Arcy
> >
> >
> >
> > D'Arcy L. Demianoff-Thompson
> > liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
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