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RE: [RC] 25 to 50's - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLFKatrina - Me too!! If you knew some of the antics I used to pull off as a kid, you'd wonder why I was still living! I never rode in a saddle, had thighs like iron. Used to jump my Qtr/Morgan over all sorts of horrible things and gallop full speed through Avocado orchards, sitting backwards! LOL No helmets, no breeches, no boots. Barefoot and bareback, Levi cords, etc. We were gone all day like that, no worries. Oh, to be a kid again! lol 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: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Katrina Mosshammer Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:36 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] 25 to 50's I was about Josie's age when I did my first 50 on Whatta, my first horse that was just mine; before I had always had to ride mom's old horse. He was a big 15.3h Anglo and I rode in a little Stubben english saddle. I was still a skinny kid and when I got sore from the saddle I just slid behind it, like I would if I was riding double, and go for a couple of miles until I was ready to get back in the saddle. LOL Freaked mom out the first time she turned around and saw me doing it. She was like "What on earth are you doing!" and I'd say "What...?" Then I figured out a way to loosen up my legs coming into the vet check, you know when you first get off and your legs are a little wobbly, I would lay across the saddle in my best "dead man" impersonation and let my horse just walk on into camp behind mom. It was fun for a kid and always raised a few eyebrows. I used to do all sorts of silly stuff like that as a junior (and skinny). Katrina Mosshammer - Manager Mid-Summer Night's Madness Clayton, Oklahoma Central Region Click Link for Entry Form - http://aerc.org/Calendar/2008MSNM.pdf From: rides2far@xxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:08 AM Subject: Re: [RC] 25 to 50's <<When Josie did her first 50 at age 10 she would say something about her knees hurting and I'd say, "let me change your stirrups" and she'd argue with me that she was "*fine* keep going". I would ignore her and change them a little and soon she would admit they didn't hurt any more. You might last 25 miles in pain (why would you want to though?) but it will get you on longer distances. You don't get "tougher" and learn to stand 50 miles of pain, you get smarter and learn how to fix the cause of the pain and move on. Angie>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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