ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: just sitting ther

Re: just sitting ther

Kachina (kachina@ecis.com)
Tue, 12 Aug 1997 07:30:04 -0700 (PDT)

I'm not just sitting on that saddle either!! I was curious about my heart
rate and posting and let me tell you (which I also shared with my personal
trainer) that I'm right in my 'target training zone' too when Heart and I
are trotting down the trail. Get a HRM on you too and share with your
ne'ersayers!!

Christina

On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Glenda R. Snodgrass wrote:

> > She then said "That's not good." My 1st thought was that I had some ailment.
> > So I asked her why it wasn't good. She told me it was because "All you do is
> > just sit there. That's not exercise." Whew, I had no debilitating disease,
> > just a nurse who had no clue about the rigors of horseback riding. I tried
>
>
> Boy, ain't that the truth! I face that all the time, because I've lost
> 30 lbs. since I started riding 2 years ago, so naturally people who
> haven't seen me in awhile (all I ever do now is work and go to the barn)
> ask how I lost the weight, and I say "riding my horse" and they say, "Aw,
> come on, what kind of secret diet did you use? You don't burn calories
> sitting on the back of a horse." And, boy, do I ever want to put them on
> the back of Crazy Cash, kick him into a canter and let those ignoramii
> "sit there" for about 30 minutes. :)
>
> -g
>
>

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