Re: RC: Re: Endurance Bloodlines

[wsabg@t-online.de (Wolfgang Schwingenheuer)]

"hn.heather" wrote:

> I would like to write to the mag because they give the impression that South
> Africans are new to endurance whereas I know that the sport has existed for
> a while with you.  Could you give me some brief facts?  For example: when
> did it start?  How many major rides?  What distance?  Approx. how many
> riders in SA?  You know the usual stuff.  Then I can gently correct this
> false impression that South Africans are new to endurance!

Hi Heather,

It is absolutely untrue that SA in new to endurance.
I remember well an article in the ELDRIC-yearbook some years ago. It was
about the influence of weight at endurance rides (I wrote about the last
time this topic was dicussed at ridecamp). The statistics used in the
article were from SA, where, at that time, there was the most complete
data available. SA had collected every detail at every ride. I.e. they
found out that the same horse doing the same 100 miles could do the race
one full hour faster when carrying 10 kilo less.
If you are interested in that material, I can try to find it in my
"archives".

Happy trails to France,

Wolfgang + Ninja
Germany


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