tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post2267529584826151428..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: LD riders check out Angie McGhee's Consider this blogJacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-7349749156372965102010-12-18T16:02:41.183-05:002010-12-18T16:02:41.183-05:00Michelle,
CTR certainly does have placings, but ...Michelle, <br /><br />CTR certainly does have placings, but it is based on a point system connected to your horse's "condition" at finish. Your placement is based on your final score. It is my understanding that CTR spun off of endurance back in the day when veterinary controls were not what they are today, and many felt the welfare of the horse was being placed in jeapardy and a new sport was born that put the horse's condition paramount in order to win. Endurance back in the day was very different from what we see today if the lore from the "old timers" is correct. <br /><br />In CTR basically the best condition horse wins as long as you come in within a certain time frame. Have you ever ridden one of these? It puts a whole new spin on horsemanship as the points tick away for a scrape on the pastern, a pulse two points too high, rating too fast and losing points because you came in early. A much more technical sport in my opinion.<br /><br />The jist of my post was not a poke at how LD's are done or people who race. They are what they are, but they are still LD's, not Endurance, and that was the point. If my understanding is correct LD became a sport with the mindset of being a training ground for young horses or novice riders prior to moving up to endurance, although it is evident that folks don't necessarily move up to the higher distances. I assume they have their reasons, as do I.All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-19352315194677722842010-12-18T08:31:27.046-05:002010-12-18T08:31:27.046-05:00I believe there is a sport that doesn't go by ...I believe there is a sport that doesn't go by placing or "racing". It is called CTR competitive trail riding. If we didn't give places in LD and had them just ride within a certain criteria there wouldn't be much to distinguish it from CTR's. <br /><br />MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-91537866068659610432010-12-18T06:58:07.293-05:002010-12-18T06:58:07.293-05:00http://considerthis.endurance.net/http://considerthis.endurance.net/All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.com