Tips & Tricks

For the Torrachilty (Contin) ride on 4 March 2012.

Question: how do I judge my speed so that I finish within the range of 8 to 11 kph set for a pleasure ride?

Answer: To get going with judging speed on an endurance ride, it helps to do some homework: sorting distances, times and speeds in advance on the map and tallkround. It is not cheating! For this ride, the homework has been done for you! There are two extra maps with charts to help you for both the 12 and 23km:

Reminder to read the talkround before, matching with the map and speed points, making any notes on the map to help.

With experience, judging speed / ability of your horse gets easier! So to start with it can help to find a more experienced buddy to ride with - but still check how you are doing in case their in-built speedometer has broken! Self reliance and confidence in your own judgement is important in endurance riding.

Also check out Karen's 'First Ride' notes>> which have more helpful hints.