Hierdie uitgawe is die derde een waar ons SA Distance Rider as bylae in SA ­Horseman publiseer. Heelwat positiewe kommentaar is al ontvang, maar ons sal graag wil hoor waaroor julle wil lees!

Legends of endurance riding – who and what are they? Riders, ­administrators and horses? Or should only people be ­considered as legends? Horses are an essential part of the partnership that forms the team that participates in an endurance ride, and surely they can also become legends in our sport. In this issue, we start a new series on endurance legends, and the first legend under discussion is a horse, one that achieved something that none other has.

Die gebruik van elektroliete en sout as deel van die voedingsprogram van perde wat aan uithouritte deelneem, sal altyd ’n onderwerp vir debatte om die kampvuur bly. Sommige ruiters glo steeds dat dit nie gebruik moet word nie, terwyl ander nooit daarsonder is nie. Lees meer daaroor in die artikel oor soutbehoefte van perde.

Die afkoel van perde tydens uithouritte bly altyd maar iets waaroor elke deelnemer sy eie opinie het. Sommige glo aan damme water wat oor die perd uitgegiet word. ­Ander weer glo dat water geen plek het in hierdie proses nie. In hierdie uitgawe kyk ons na maniere om die perd af te koel, en probeer ook om bietjie agtergrond daaroor te gee.

Endurance riding in South Africa is ­going through a difficult phase, and many ­members are voicing their ­dissatisfaction with the way the sport is managed. Many positive changes are taking place, but if even more members would provide the Council of the Endurance Ride ­Association with ­positive inputs, the speed at which ­transformation towards a well-managed ­organisation takes place, will further ­increase. Splitting the ­Association into smaller parts, will only lead to further ­disorganisation. Let's rather stand ­together and find solutions ­acceptable to all!

Until next time,
Paul van Dam
Editor