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Newbies || Education & Tips

Articles and helpful links for new riders
  • So, just what is Endurance Riding?
  • AERC Mentor list
  • The American Endurance Ride Conference (AERC)Website
  • AERC Rider's Handbook
  • AERC new members page
  • Karen Chaton's Truly Amazing Links Page
  • Becky Huffman's Great Advice for Newbies will help you get started.
  • Angie McGhee's Basic Advice for the Newbie
  • Susan Garlinghouse's website on Nutrition
  • My first LD, do I need a crew? A few suggestions from seasoned riders.
  • RideCamp Email discussion group for Endurance
  • There is a listing of Ancient, but still useful posts from RideCamp with bits of info
  • List of Endurance and Distance Riding Organizations.
  • Directory of Endurance Riders.
  • Read Unwritten Rules for some suggestions on ride etiquette.
  • Here are some Tips from Angie on Sponsoring Juniors
  • Karen Chaton's amazing Crewbag - and - Saddle Bag pages.
  • What to pack in your crewbag (Karen Chaton, AERC)
  • Some good training articles and videos from Jim Holland
  • What to expect at your first ride (AERC)
  • 25 Tips for a Fun Ride - Judy Etheridge (AERC EN Oct 05)
  • Camp Etiquette - Angie McGhee (AERC EN Sep 05)
  • Safety and Etiquette for Endurance and LD riders (AERC)
Education & Tips
  • Endurance Basics by Genie Stewart-Spears, reprinted from Arabian Horse World
  • Getting Started: Beautiful Trails & Competition from Equine Canada HorseLife Magazine
  • Getting Started: Q&A from Equine Canada HorseLife Magazine
  • Fitting the Saddle to the Withers by Kim & Karin Baker, from TheHorse.com
  • The Nine Points of Saddle Fitting by Stacey Nedrow-Wigmore, from Equisearch.com
  • Check for Back Pain and Saddle Fit by Joyce Harmon, DVM, from Equisearch.com
  • The Bit Gallery, from Equisearch.com
  • Bitting: A Pain in the Mouth by Michelle Anderson, from TheHorse.com
  • Cruppers, from Wikipedia.com
  • Martingales, from Wikipedia.com
  • Hackamores, from Wikipedia.com
  • Assessing Your Equine's Overall Fitness by Terre O'Brennan
  • Conditioning for Your First Endurance Ride (pdf), from SERAonline.org
  • How Long Does It Take to Complete a Ride? by Deirdre C. Monroe
  • Is Your Horse Fit? The Physiology of Conditioning, from the Alberta (Canada) Ag-Info Centre
  • The Art of Pacing the Distance Horse (pdf), by Sue Greenall
  • Pacing In Competition from the AERC Rider Handbook (Chapter 10)
  • Training for Endurance by Jim Holland, from SERAonline.org
  • Glossary of Distance Riding Terms, from distanceriding.com
  • Tips and Hints on Endurance Riding, from olddominionrides.org
  • Elecrolytes: Sweating the Small Stuff by Ken Marcella, DVM, from DVM, the Newsmagazine of Veterinary Medicine
  • Recognition and Management of Fluid and Electrolyte Changes in Equine Athletes by Arthur B. King, DVM, from octra.on.ca
  • What to Pack in Your Endurance Crewbag by Karen Chaton
  • Stocking the Complete Equine Emergency Kit by Ken Marcella, DVM
  • Right on Schedule: Trailer Maintenance by Sharon Biggs, from TheHorse.com
  • Trailering Articles from Equisearch.com
  • Horse Trailering Information from the Ontario (Canada) Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs

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