I forgot to mention the most important part of moving
up.....Sixth....JUST DO IT!!! And don't worry so much
about the outcome. If you complete kudos to you. If you don't
finish, you have just learned a wealth of information about yourself and your
horse. You use a DNF to tweak your conditioning program, to make
adjustments, to fine tune what you are doing, etc.
Overall, I have learned so much more when I did not finish a ride
about my horse and myself. I have always tried to turn this
experience into "what can I change or how can I improve..." For
me, it has made any successes I have had more meaningful. I guess it is
all in the attitude you want to adopt. I would be lying if I didn't
say that I feel disappointed to pull or not complete BUT I never keep the
possibility of a DNF keep me from attempting a goal.
In a message dated 10/08/2008 12:13:31 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
fxlivestock@xxxxxxx writes:
If there are any members that are interested in moving up in distance and
don't know where to start or can't find information I suggest the
following. First, check out the AERC website and click on the education
link. Second, if you don't want to do the web thing, re read past
endurance news articles. Every month the education committee has an
article. There are also many issues that have more than one article that
can be useful in moving up in distance. Third, contact your regional
mentor liaison. This person can put you in direct contact with an
experienced endurance rider who is willing to mentor new riders or mentor
riders that want to move up in distance. Fourth, if you are interested
in trying 100 mile rides, check out the New 100 mile riders list on
Yahoo. This is not an official AERC list but is a great resource to
those interested in the 100 mile distance. Fifth, talk to local
riders who are doing 100s or longer distances and pick their brains.
There are very few riders I know who won't share what they have learned with
other riders.
Kim Fuess
AERC #6648
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