Re: [RC] Best People Shoes for Ride and Tie - Barbara McCrary
Most ride & tie contestants use their best running
shoes for both riding and running. That must be tough to have had such
pain after the riding. What kind of stirrups are you using? EZ Ride
stirrups that are wide and thickly padded might help. Or Cloud Nine
stirrups. That type...wide and heavily padded.
I am considering ride and tie... or at least
running part of the distance of endurance races on foot next to the
horse. In my training, I tried riding in my running shoes and
suffered for about 3 weeks thereafter with ankle/muscle pain.
What style shoes do most ride and tie folks wear
when running? I assume the shoes must pull double duty and be suitable
when riding the horse.
I have found my Ariat riding shoes to be OK for
running, but not ideal. Traction is poor and the shoes limit my
speed.
Finally, how can I find out which rides are ride
and tie? I assume it is OK to run next to the horse on AERC sanctioned
endurance rides, just to train?
