... horses it took to get your first 1,000 miles?>> It took Ben Amil and me 3-1/2 ride years to get past the 1000 mile mark and then I "retired" him for the ...
Isn't that the turth. The one down side about riding mares. If they are good you get the hankering to breed them. By the time you get them a good base and...
Between CTR, LD, MRER (unrecorded) and AERC rides and 4 horses, it has taken me since 1978. I got sidetracked into showing for awhile. I also wasn't able to...
Erwayhopp@...
Jun 1, 2005 3:10 pm
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I'll be lucky enough to have my boyfriend come out and help at the L&S ride on the 11th. He's not a horse person but marvel of marvels does exactly what I...
... Relax and tell him to talk to the other crews there. Make sure things are made up (feed, electrolytes, carrots, food for you, etc. ) and ready to go. For...
... the ... damn almost forgot the beer on the list! he's a keeper so I want to make sure he's having as much fun as i do. I'm hoping to train him up so he...
Wow Truman, You finally typed something I agree 100% with you on. Scott "The most importnat thing to remember is crew people can do nothing wrong. If the rider...
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sansom@...
Jun 1, 2005 5:37 pm
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Got another question... on a LD ride, coming into the vet check is it customary to pull the saddle? I'm reading Ridecamp and I'm noticing that on a 40 minute...
... Depends on the weather. If the horse needs to get rid of body heat on a hot day, then pulling the saddle will help to do that--so pulling it may help to...
heidi@...
Jun 1, 2005 7:21 pm
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Diane Sometimes the vet's will require you to pull your saddle at the vet check. Most of the time in this region they do not. In the central region most of...
If you think about it, a horse can cool faster when the maximum surface area is exposed to the air. Removing tack does this. The effect is most noticable in...
"...Here in the Frozen Nawth, one is more apt to want to leave it on, so the horse does not chill. ..." If the temp/humidity/rain is such that you are worried...
Someone on this list emailed me that they were receiving digests with only one email at a time. I've misplaced their email so if it's still happening - please...
So this is something they will tell you beforehand I hope :) ... check. Most of the time in this region they do not. In the central region most of them do...
That makes sense, now for those of you who do this, what is the easiest way to do it? Do you go to your designated "area" or whatever you have picked out and...
The head vet will tell you at the riders' briefing whether tack must be removed. Cindy ... So this is something they will tell you beforehand I hope :) ... ...
Pulling tack is probably much more important in the south / eastern states where humidity is a problem. Here in NM, where it's dry, sweat does its job and...
on a LD ride, coming into the vet check is it customary to pull the saddle? Diane, I personally don't pull the saddle off, before I get into the vet check, I ...
Diane, I also ride in the central region and have never been asked to pull the saddle at the first vet check. But I agree, that it does help the horse to cool ...
"..Do you go to your designated "area" or whatever you have picked out and just dump it and then go vet in?..." Yup. Strip and dump tack while the horse...
The thing that helps me the most when I come in to a VC is for crew to see me coming and be to switch out the bridle for a halter & lead rope as we move to the...
... So much of our weather is just "in between"--no great benefit from removing, no real need to blanket. But you bring up a good point, which is that one...
heidi@...
Jun 1, 2005 10:40 pm
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... One. ... About a half-dozen, but 90% on Kahlil Khai. 12,000+ ... One horse, 11,000+ miles, 18 years (17 consecutive, one after a couple of years off)....
Do you go to your designated "area" or whatever you ... At my crew area I have my saddle rack waiting. When I see the in timer I hop off and drop the bit and...
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Jun 2, 2005 12:31 am
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Joe, From what I've read/heard, he is one incredible horse! Would have loved to have seen him compete. Connie ----Original Message Follows---- From: Joe Long...
Maggie has never quit the old drop and spook. Dumped me 3 times last year. One time was legit, the others were on purpose. This year the drop, spin, and...
The 100 is officially happening! We have 10 or 11 planning on it. So come on up/over! Check out the web site Barbara Holmes-Balmer, AERC #5289 Ride Manager,...
Would appreciate input from riders as to how many horses it took to get your first 1,000 miles? One. How many horses to get you to the mileage you are...
staggandcheryl@...
Jun 2, 2005 2:41 am
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In a message dated 6/1/2005 2:26:11 PM Central Standard Time, ... ??? I've only had to pull my saddle twice in 7 years in CT region. All of my CT region...
