Re: RC: RE: Endurance and CTR

["Dyane Smith" <sunibey@sisqtel.net>]

Truman,
I think you have a point.  I was always afraid to even try endurance with
Suni because he was crazed watching horses walk away from the start every 30
seconds and, you're right, he bonded to the horse in front until he passed
him and realized there was another in front of that horse.  However, I have
never understood how people can get their horses to wait quietly for ten
minutes after a yahoo start with 20-80+ other horses.  At one CTR ride which
had been timed much too slow for us, I had planned to stay in camp during
the lunch break to let everyone get a 20-30 minute start on us.  The horses
left in groups of 2-3, at a walk, about 100 yards from where Suni was tied
to his own trailer with his riding buddy.  Sun nearly pulled the trailer
over trying to leave with the rest.
So anyway, long story.  I want to do endurance with Fox, so I'd love to know
the secret of a quiet start.
Dyane
N. Cal.


----- Original Message -----
From: Truman Prevatt <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>
To: RideCamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 8:04 AM
Subject: RC: RC: RE: Endurance and CTR


> I believe that it is not at all clear that it is better to start a green
horse in a CTR where a horse
> starts down the trail every 30 seconds and you have little choice where
you start, vs. starting 10
> minutes after the last horse has gone out in an LD. Green horses that
"just have to catch the horse in
> front" will try to catch the horse in front, and then there is another 30
seconds and another 30
> seconds in front, etc.
>
> While a CTR provides a good format for new riders/horses, it is not clear
to me that it is the best
> format for a green horse given that the rider has a lick of sense.
>
> T
>
>
>
> Janice Taylor wrote:
>
> > >Thus, CTR is no excuse, you can work for the control and obedience just
as
> > well in doing an LD or a 50. In fact you can do better as the horse will
> > have the distraction of the other horses going faster and you will, of
> > course, keep your horse under control and go slower.<
> >
> > I think that is just the point Bob.  It is much easier to start a green
> > horse with everyone else in calm composure (CTR) rather than the frantic
> > antics of a race (endurance).  But I agree that LD dosn't have to be a
> > race, you actually have a slower time to finish if you want, than a
typical
> > CTR time for a 25 mile.
> > Jan
> >
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