I, also, tend to under train successfully. The only real issue with it is that, on the first 50 after the layoff, my gelding feels like he can go much faster...
Yes, our horses are blessed with being able to hold their condition fairly well. I just can't fathom doing my last sanctioned ride in October and then doing a...
... possible ... muscle, ... So Dinah - What are some of the signs you look for to know if you have or are on track for achieving the above? Obviously good...
Some studies of overtraining are loss of weight and enthusiasm, increased working pulse rate, general fatigue and increased likelihood to pick up illness. Let...
... conditioned. In fact, I think the worst thing riders do is "over condition" their horses - that usually takes place with people who love to ride (isn't...
Thank you for starting this group! I thought I may be well out of my league joining but was pleased to see all levels or riders on this list! So far the...
Thanks to all who are posting! It is so great to hear the experiences of everyone and learn from it physically and mentally. Keep writing and I'll be lurking...
These are mostly ride attended by PS and W region riders, however a few others are included -- such as OD, Big Horn, etc. They are calculated by 5 year...
Hi, Perfect timing for me to have all this focused attention on doing 100s because I finally have a horse that's ready and loves his job. We live in Western...
Hello - I am a relatively new AERC member and have done 3 LD rides as well as quite a few ECTRA (competitive trail) rides. My goal was to move up to a 50 this...
Bill is right about conditioning. We live in El Paso (desert) so are able to ride anytime we want without much threat of bad weather...most of our rides in...
Hello, I have just joined, I have achieved 1 100 miler from 2 starts. I thought this group might be a great place to talk to others just beginning or hoping to...
HAY!! MaryBeth here in NC! I've yet to do a 100, but i'm prepping for my first 50 at the PowWow... I missed the name on the "looking for a 100mile horse"....
Hi All, I guess those of us in Kansas have been living right for the last year 'cause(knock on wood) we've hardly had any winter yet this year. Usually we're...
Dinah  Thanks for joining the list. As I recall there is a Rojek at ... le¹ssee http://www.aerc.org/100_Mile_Interviews.asp Steve Rojek. Any relation? Those...
Dear Group, My name is Dinah Rojek. AERC Pres. Stagg Newmann asked me to be available to this group. Now why would he do that? Maybe he asked me because I am...
Hi Group, Bill in Maine. As Char said winter conditioning can be hard but we too go to the indoor and ride the beach every other weekend depending on the...
Hi, I do 90% of my conditioning on or next to tar roads. What used to be far & few between houses is now suburbia central. We only have a 5 mile loop left &...
I went to the AERC website and printed out all the one day 100-mile rides that are sanctioned so far this year. I've added them to the Calendar portion of...
Hi! Tevis was my first and at this point, only 100 as well as that of my horse. My goal is to get the opportunity to do another (some day OD and Bighorn and...
Okay so what I want to know is how are those of you doing some of these winter/early spring rides conditioning right now? Just in the dark all the time? Long...
Okay...I must admit, I have not yet even tried a 50 (that's my goal for this year), but I joined this group to lurk and learn from those of you brave enough to...
Thanks for starting this group! Did we all flow over from RideCamp when the "100s" thread swelled to tsunami proportions? I started riding 3 1/2 years ago as...
I have joined this group to see what and how we can encourage people to enter 100 mile rides. I have managed at least two 100 mile rides a year since 1984,...
Meant to note that the horse is 12...not 5! Alison A. Farrin ... From: new100milers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:new100milers@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Alison...
That's part of why I started this group as well. When Angie sent her medal idea to Ridecamp, what 3 years ago? It was something I promptly printed out and...
Hi! I am the Cosponsor for the PS 100 reward program and yes, I'm still trying to qualify for my own program. 0 for 2 on 100's at the moment, game to try again...
Okay, since this was my bright idea I'll go first. =) My name is Crysta Turnage and I live in Reno, NV. I have an 8 yr old grade gelding named Sinatra. Our...
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