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[RC] Fireworks as a begginer ride - shermanThere are many mentors available, but they generally wait until they are asked for help, otherwise their advice could appear as sticking their nose in where it's not wanted (:>) Unfortunately, many times inexperienced people don't know what they don't know, don't know where to look for info they don't know they need, etc. When I first started doing endurance ride, just 4 years ago, I'd take my horse up to the start and wait along with all the others. Many horses were misbehaving, some bucking, spinning, backing into us, kicking, so on and so forth. Now that I have a little more knowledge and know that a few minutes doesn't mean there's not enough time to complete the ride, my daughter and I get on our horses 30 minutes before the start and we walk and walk and walk, then when everyone leaves the start we go over there and walk just a bit of the start, when all the excitement is past, we can trot out. We avoid being in the middle of the chaos, it's safer for the horses with less risk of getting kicked and injured, and same for us as it keeps us away from the anxious horses. Our horses are calm and cool by the time we start trotting, have gotten a good warm-up so it lessens the risk of tying-up. Try it next ride, you'll like it! Kathy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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