Karen,

Great to see you here!

Well, you can't really participate in an endurance ride without

the conditioning that goes along with it, so I think you're good

to go.  :-)

If you haven't heard of Remington, the "famous" Icelandic gelding

that John Parke (I think that's his name) rides in endurance and CTR

rides, then you're in for a real treat.  He's done a bazillion miles

with his Icey (that's the technical term), so you'll be in good company.

Take care,

~Tracey Kasten

(another Hardy Creek junkie...)

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 02:37:27 -0000, Karen Frogner wrote:
> Hi all,
> Thank you Tracey for inviting me to join the group.  I have a 5 year
> old Icelandic gelding.  I will confess that I have never done an
> endurance ride.  I would love to someday actively participate in the
> sport of endurance, but I am not sure that with my life schedule I
> can condition my horse to the level required.  I think I could get
> him to the point of doing the LD rides.
> I look forward to chatting about distance riding on gaited horses
> with all of you, and hope it's o.k. that I'm here, since I am not
> actively riding endurance.  I only started riding my Icey this
> winter, so we are a season away from even considering a LD ride.
> Bye for now,
>    Karen Frogner
>    Molalla, Or. (Hardy Creek junkie:)
>
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