Re: RC: RE: Endurance and CTR

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Go the other way about ten minutes before the start......

Teddy

Dyane Smith wrote:

> 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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