tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post3301832528592296072..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: No ride today....winds are really up.Jacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-15445201553609506262009-01-19T06:31:00.000-05:002009-01-19T06:31:00.000-05:00Nicole,A drag rider is someone who goes out on the...Nicole,<BR/><BR/>A drag rider is someone who goes out on the last loop of an endurance ride to make sure everyone got in safe. They ride the last segment of the trail looking for any riders who may be lost, or in trouble somehow.All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-79915444431866895722009-01-18T19:10:00.000-05:002009-01-18T19:10:00.000-05:00'Drag Ride'?? What is that?'Drag Ride'?? <BR/><BR/>What is that?Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07771289932849704113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-4604327071238693422009-01-18T02:12:00.000-05:002009-01-18T02:12:00.000-05:00>Still trying to figure out if a 5 year old can...>Still trying to figure out if a 5 year old can do multi-day LD's.<BR/><BR/>**You can according to the rules. I think doing LD multidays is okay if they are 5 as long as you are conservative and are doing shorter ones, like 25's versus 35's. I cringe at the though of people taking 4 year olds on multiday LD rides tho. Or racing them even as 5 year olds (on any distance) :*( I know they can do it, but really - horses are not mature until they are 5 1/2 or older according to Deb Bennett. <BR/><BR/>Course I am fairly conservative, and moreso now than when I started. I did a lot of things years ago that I wouldn't do NOW (if that counts, lol). <BR/><BR/>When I was starting out and didn't know yet if I wanted to pay the $$ to do rides (and in my region,LD rides were usually not sanctioned then), I would go and volunteer to drag ride the last 25 miles of a 100. Gave the horses great experience, cost me nothing but gas to get there and they fed me! Maybe you could volunteer to mark trail, unmark trail, or drag ride a loop and do something similar. Really - it's getting the experience and conditioning that counts PLUS the memories that you get from doing it. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com