--- Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That sounds like a sensible training schedule.
Mom and I did the same 10 mile ride that I did with Sharon last week that made me have jello legs and Whisper a bit grumpy. But instead of trotting and cantering, Whisper was in her saddle rack. I pushed her up into trot a couple of times to let her stretch her back, and she lowered her had and rounded up. She was in a much beter mood than last week. Funny part is, it only took us 15 minutes more. But instead of doing a lot of trotting, cantering and walking, yesterday, Mom and I did mostly gaiting, with just a bit of walking. At the speed we go, the horse's can gait for a long while easily. When pushed for speed, mom's horse gets too pacy, and Whisper will go into trot. Whisper also led for much of the ride! What a good girl she is! What town is Prineville in? That is so pretty, I may have to consider it for next year! I'm > thinking I might try > Tosca on a 10 mile fun ride late in the summer, and > if that goes well, maybe > 25 early in the Fall when it starts to cool off > again. > > I planned last year to do my first 50 on my 65th > birthday, but Hunter > stepped on a sharp stick and was off for about 10 > days. It sort of set me > back and I never did that first 50. > > Nancy > > > ------------------------------------ > > IceHorses Community for Photos and Videos: > http://kickapps.com/icehorses > > "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not > the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but > the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." > > "All truth passes through three stages. > First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently > opposed. > Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ > Arthur Schopenhauer > > > [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com > [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com > [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses > http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo > [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Susan in NV read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink: http://desertduty.blogspot.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
