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[RC] LD and Joe Long's post - sherman

IMO it is good to do some 25 mile rides before attempting a 50, but you
don't need to do those miles as a sanctioned ride. My daughter and I never
did a sanctioned ride before we entered a 50. My horse didn't complete the
first time, but it had nothing to do with conditioning or preparedness and
everything to do with low selenium. All the 25s we did never brought that to
light. Penance can be done on your own, as it was before there were 25s or
50s. 

Kathy  

Renee wrote:
I do not know how to directly reply to Joe's post but I like what he said.I
am preparing for my first LD later this summer - yep, I am a greenhorn
newbie.?? I have volunteered at some rides, but have not taken my own horse
yet.??? You bet your buttons that I will be one happy and proud camper when
I finish that 25.?? As long as my mare is sound and happy at the end, then I
will be happy.?? And then I can keep going....maybe next year, a 25 then try
a 50 - we shall see.

Of course my ultimate goal in life is a Tevis buckle but the dangling of
that HUGE carrot has caused me to start working out and taking better care
of myself and riding more.? I see 25s as something that you have to do, put
in your time so to speak - and if you are happy there, that is good too.??
What I hate is seeing a newbie trying a 50 for her FIRST ride and nearly
killing her horse because she has not "done her penance" in the 25s - I have
a goofball near me like that, and I am not going to follow in her footsteps.
(And she tells everyone she meets that she is an endurance rider.? Her AERC
record tells a different story.) ? It is a journey to a goal and you should
not try to "skip" any steps.? IMHO, anyway.....? 



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