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RE: [RC] [RC] Decade team Recognition Updated - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLFWell, I stand corrected then. For some reason (maybe other comments in the group) I thought I would definitely have to do more than my 20+ miles a week conditioning in order to complete a 50. I'll guess I'll just have to try it, nice and slow, like you said and see how it goes. Carrie Kitley 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB DMLSS?Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS) CACI?International Inc? www.caci.com dsn?276-1077, Comm (805) 606-1077 fax dsn?276-1179 <\_~ // \\ carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx? -----Original Message----- From: Dawn Carrie [mailto:rdcarrie@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:21 AM To: Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF Subject: Re: [RC] Decade team Recognition Updated That's what I said...I condition my horse once a week, one ride of maybe 15 miles, and we do 50s. Slow 50s, to be sure...I'm a fierce competitor for that turtle award at some rides, but we do just fine. Well that, and I just don't have any interest in racing, so we putter along and enjoy the scenery. Geez...people think one has to condition 3 or 4 times a week, 20 miles each ride, just to get the horse across the finish line of a 50 before the 12 hours runs out. NOT SO. Pretty much any horse that can complete an LD mid-pack or so, with spring left in its step, can do a slow 50. It just ain't that hard!!! Like I said, I've done 100s on a once-a-week conditioning schedule! It is truly amazing what a horse can do if one just slows down, paces correctly, gives the horse little breaks during the ride, and rides smart. And no, my horse is not exhausted after a 50 or 100. In fact, he's perky, ears up, ready to keep going. Dawn Carrie On 6/23/08, Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF <carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: By time constraints, I meant time to condition. I'm not just going to go out and throw my horse into a 50 without proper conditioning time invested first. THAT is what I don't have time for. I have a fulltime job, 2 kids, family, etc. I certainly have time to sit on my horse for 8 or 9 hours in one day, but my horse deserves the time invested to make sure she can complete. Carrie Kitley 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB DMLSS Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS) CACI International Inc www.caci.com dsn 276-1077, Comm (805) 606-1077 fax dsn 276-1179 <\_~ // \\ carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: Dawn Carrie [mailto:rdcarrie@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 11:06 AM To: Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF Cc: ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] Decade team Recognition Updated *sigh* Let's not start this again. I can't see how one can be so time contrained as to not be able to do a slow 50. I do slow 50s and will often go for months just riding my horse once a week, maybe 15 miles at a time. Heck, I've done 100s with once-a-week conditioning. <G> Not fast 100s, but we completed. Dawn in Texas On 6/23/08, Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF <carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Always seems to me like these special "goal" and recognition programs are geared for 50+ milers and never LD's. What about all of us LD-ers that aren't able to do 50's for one reason or another? (time constraints, mostly). :( Seems to me like the LD riders are sort of considered to be "less than" in the scope of AERC. IMHO Carrie -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Maul Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 10:46 AM To: New_Aerc Cc: AERC CT group; ridecamp Subject: [RC] Decade team Recognition Updated The Decade Team list has been updated by Karen Chaton and her team of volunteers which includes Bob Morris, Kathy Myers and Laurie Underwood. Decade Teams are defined as "These riders have ridden their own horse every year in a 50 mile and up endurance ride for at least ten ride seasons." It's an excellent goal recognizing longevity for the horses in our sport. http://aerc.org/long_table_list.asp The list started in 2003 as a volunteer effort by Karen and now includes teams that completed their tenth endurance year together in 2006-2008. Interviews with the riders are a key part of the experience and we can all learn something from these long enduring teams. Interviews are being added to the latest list as they are received from the riders so check the link regularly. Congratulations to the riders and their horses who achieved this recognition. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. 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