Celia told me today that she is going to go ahead and go open at the ride. That means I'll be riding by myself, which in a lot of ways I prefer. I like conditoning with her or anyone for that matter, but at a competition I like being left alone. But there are draw backs to being alone to. The horses "can" get more nervous by themselves with horses passing them and passing others. But Harley seems to do OK with that.
I feel bad for Stormy. I think he'll do it, but I don't think he'll do it comfortably. Not that he'll lose points for conditioning altho he could, but I think it's going to wear him out, a lot. She just likes the faster speeds. She says she gets sore going to slow. I don't think the 4mph pace is all that slow, especially given the terrain we will be in. With all the hills and rocks, when you can you really need to move out.
She also told me that so far there are only 34 entries. so it looks like the classes will be small. Gas prices probably the cause.
Becky
Well, I hope the best for both of you, and both horses. It'd definately be good to find a partner that you are really compatible with, pace and goal-wise, and maybe you'll find that person at the ride.