tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post4934335821407790955..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Spring feverFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-73433192369938806512010-02-28T20:30:52.409-08:002010-02-28T20:30:52.409-08:00Hey AKPG, CTR is just endurance with cleaner and b...Hey AKPG, CTR is just endurance with cleaner and better-trained horses. (Dixie and I can sidepass over any obstacle, as long as someone with a scary white crinkly tarp leaps out when we're parallel to the obstacle...) I guess I'm mainly curious about how many average MPH you gain per month of conditioning? I didn't start really pushing Dixie til January, and I think we've put on almost 1 mph over a 5-10 mile ride. Does that make sense?<br /><br />AareneX - thank you! I just get all nervous and need a bit of virtual hand-holding sometimes. :-/<br /><br />Kate, I've thought about raspberry leaves a couple of times. Dixie's not unrideable when she's in season, just a bit more opinionated. And she's fed in the pasture, so I'd have to go out daily to give her the supplement alone - I wouldn't feel right asking the BO to pull Dixie out to give her a special supplement. Remember, it's not really a barn, there's just me and one other boarder. <br /><br />Kacy - Eeeee, how cool! You should totally try endurance - many rides have a "fun ride" that's only 10 or 15 miles so you could see how well Wa copes with it. She might really surprise you! <br /><br />Don't worry about the calories - mine isn't accurate at all! I am burning hardly any, and Dixie is burning like 10x as many as me. I told mine I was cycling, because with mine you have to pick cycling or jogging.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-89529173516181304322010-02-28T10:43:40.239-08:002010-02-28T10:43:40.239-08:00Hiya Fund!
You inspire me! I do wish to try endura...Hiya Fund!<br />You inspire me! I do wish to try endurance sometime. I am to meet a gal that does it big time and says I may camp with them anytime..she will show me the ropes...gonna give it a try..but with a competitive mare..do not know if it'll work.<br />She seems to like to go and I just found a Garmin....owners have not responded yet so I may download the basic instructions to how to program it. It does not have some of the capabilities yours seems to have..like calories! <br /><br />Dixie may be good at it..but I think that many horses would..lighter framed ones. It is all in WHAT you ride for...if you ride for yourself and not the time or the placement..you should have a blast!<br />KK<br />If I do it..it will be for us and not for anyone else...for fun and to have done it!allhorsestuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05301081722884351021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-51150628874379570082010-02-28T10:14:08.581-08:002010-02-28T10:14:08.581-08:00Kate has a good point: Mare Magic (dried raspberr...Kate has a good point: Mare Magic (dried raspberry leaves) do seem to work for a lot of horses (geldings and studs too, actually). It's legal for AERC. <br /><br />It won't "fix" heat issues, but it can alleviate some of the anxiety that mares get when they cycle.AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-8583619894359774122010-02-28T08:38:41.542-08:002010-02-28T08:38:41.542-08:00If she has "heat issues" you could give ...If she has "heat issues" you could give Mare Magic a try - it's inexpensive and is just pure raspberry leaves - I've had some success with Dawn using it. There are also a couple of nice raspberry leaf herbal teas for people that I enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-13901389000231883442010-02-27T21:00:19.238-08:002010-02-27T21:00:19.238-08:00Okay, gal, here ya go: Fiddle is the 3rd horse I&...Okay, gal, here ya go: Fiddle is the 3rd horse I've legged up from scratch, so I can give you some feedback (although, as you note, I don't have GPS or HRM data for any of them).<br /><br />Story was a 13-year-old STB mare when she started doing LDs. I had done about 2 years of plinking around on trails before we started endurance training; prior to that she had trained for (and lost) 10 races in Canada. She was great for endurance: very sure-footed, calm, a steady mid-pack finisher, and a delightful mount. Alas, she had a knee injury that prevented longer distance work and eventually led to her retirement and euthenasia.<br /><br />The Toad was bred for the sport: a CMK Arab gelding. Unfortunately, he only had half a brain, and was really a screwball. I legged him up for a year and started him on LDs and then moved to 50's in his first season, under the guidance of his owner (who didn't know any more than I did at the time). If I were to do it again, I'd slow way-the-heck down, and try to grow a brain in him. Instead, he and I completed more than 2000 miles together in about 8 years, and he only barely didn't kill me every step of the way. <br /><br />I got Fiddle when she was 4 years old, and intended to leg her up in a year or two. However, she was so mentally immature she seemed more like a 2-year-old. I slowed everything down for her and used an extra year to expose her to everything I could think of: packing, trail work, rodeo gaming, dressage, trick training, and now, finally some speed work. <br /><br />As far as I can tell, you are totally on track with your mare, especially if you are having fun. That's what the sport is all about...right?AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-22492163051655145102010-02-27T18:24:15.610-08:002010-02-27T18:24:15.610-08:00I'm worthless when it comes to endurance or an...I'm worthless when it comes to endurance or anything other than short, fat, lame ponies... but you always makes me laugh. :)<br /><br />You yourself said you're both improving, so that's a plus. Maybe it'll just take longer for the cardio part to catch up. :)in2paintshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721328264615241612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-17524513388667730162010-02-27T17:33:04.116-08:002010-02-27T17:33:04.116-08:00I'm not an endurance rider. A group of my frie...I'm not an endurance rider. A group of my friends hosts a Competitive Trail Ride every other year. Since we set the trail and time it for the ride, my horse has to be conditioned as well as a competitive horse. I track our conditioning on the GPS and had intended to post it on my blog. If those times/distances will help you I'd be glad to post whatever detail you are looking for.AKPonyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969589711581884433noreply@blogger.com