Endurance.Net Ridecamp Archives

She is a little under 13.2 hands but has good feet/legs.  I am 5 feet  
tall and 105 pounds and ride with a reasonably lightweight saddle  
(specialized international) .

Her little pony-jog does make it harder for us to keep up with fast  
trotters (arabs, warmbloods, TBs) but we do that for practice  
sometimes on weekdays.  For distance we have found the western trail- 
riders work well because the trot stays slow enough for her pony legs  
to handle.

Thanks,
Betsy


On May 28, 2008, at 6:56 AM, Nancy Sturm wrote:

> Besty, I'll let others give you advice (and I'll pay attention).   
> How "little" is she?
>
> I'm conditioning a 13.3 Icelandic right now.  She's an absolute kick  
> to ride.  I feel like a 66 year old kid with my first pony.
>
> Her heart rate and recoveries are pretty much consistant with by  
> TWH.  I truly do miss that nice Arab metabolism
>
> She's doing well, but I'm a little concerned with her ability to  
> sustain the consistant pace she'd need for a completion.  I need to  
> switch horses on some of our conditioning rides and see how she does  
> with the group.
>
> Nancy
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
>
> Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
> Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
> Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp
>
> Ride Long and Ride Safe!!
>
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp
Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp

Ride Long and Ride Safe!!

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=