mileage buckets

[Deanna German <dgerman@earthlink.net>]

David,

While I do give you credit for at least giving CTR a try, I take
exception to you using the subject head "Things that unite us..." and
then describe the riders in the ONE CTR you went to in a derisive way as
"other types". That is most definitely something that doesn't unite us.

I think if you asked, you would find that many of the successful (read
"many, many miles with sound horses") endurance riders used CTR to learn
about taking care of the horse (and might still use for young horses or
just for a change) because points are deducted for just about every
physical, metabolic and other problem you can imagine. Many other
successful endurance riders never rode CTR, but I've never read or heard
one of them refer to CTR riders as "other types." I have ridden only CTR
to this point and don't make derisive distinctions between endurance, LD
and CTR riders. The distinctions are in the unique challenges of each. 

And even within CTR, all CTR's are not the same because sanctioning
bodies differ all over the U.S.

I go back to what I said about different strokes for different folks
(and horses). There are PLENTY of organizations out there to let you
accumulate all of your miles in one bucket. AERC just happens to divide
up the LD miles and the endurance miles (a correction of one of my
earlier posts -- I initially thought AERC didn't keep track of LD miles
at all).

Too bad you didn't enjoy CTR. I don't enjoy ALL aspects of it either and
maybe I'll like LD's and/or endurance more. But I do know that the same
principles for caring for your horse cross all three sports. While this
CAN be learned by a highly motivated rider in LD or endurance, I think
CTR itself motivates the rider to learn because of the reward structure.

BTW, miles ain't miles. Endurance miles are endurance miles, LD miles
are LD miles and CTR miles are CTR miles (and so on and so forth).

Resting my keyboard now....

Deanna
Ohio


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> Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 12:33:15 -0800
> From: David LeBlanc <dleblanc@mindspring.com>
> To: CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com, rbohemian@yahoo.com, ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:    Things that Unite Us - Miles is Miles
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> At 05:32 PM 11/5/99 EST, CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:
> >In a message dated 11/5/99 2:28:02 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> 
> >The biggest mistake that endurance riders make in thinking about CTR is
> >assuming that it is somehow just an "easier" version of endurance.  Nope--it
> >is a different distance sport with its own set of challenges.  And there are
> >horses who can cross disciplines very well, and others who are much better
> >suited to one or the other.
> 
> Jennifer and I went to one this August, and it was the first CTR for both
> of us.  Had a lot of fun, met a lot of nice folks.  I think we both like
> endurance better, but you're right - it was fun and interesting to see how
> other types do things.
> 
> David LeBlanc
> dleblanc@mindspring.com
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