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I was cursing at my Terrains riding the weekend before at Mt. Diablo.  We 
had to get off the horses and scramble down a lot of rock and silty steep 
trail.  Having no traction meant that sliding down a rock on my butt was 
preferable to slipping onto my rear!  I felt like I was slipping on a banana 
peel a few times.  No ankle support either.

My Ariat paddock boots would have done better in this situation than the 
Terrains.  Terrains are comfy, but they also don't have the support that the 
paddock boots give me, so I feet feel more fatigued in the Terrains.

K.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ranelle Rubin" <raneller@xxxxxxx>
To: <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 7:10 PM
Subject: RE: [RC] [RC] Best People Shoes for Ride and Tie


> Mike, yes it is always ok to run with your horse at a ride. I personally 
> ride F/T in New Balance Trail shoes. They are a running shoe with a bit 
> higher profile, and a very aggressive tread. I am always off my horse on 
> steep downhills, so I got tired of slipping with my Ariat Terrains and 
> went to a trail shoe. All the major brands of running shoes make a trail 
> shoe, you just have to figure out which brand fits your foot. I did end up 
> going a half size bigger to give me toe room like I like when I ride 
> distance though.
>
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> > From: "Mike Lewis" <mikelewis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [RC]   Best People Shoes for Ride and Tie
> > Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:56:44 -0400
> >
> > 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?
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Mike
>
>
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