conditioning

["John & Sue Greenall" <greenall@vermontel.net>]

t takes approximately 5 years to build up the bone strength.
It takes approximately 2 years to build up the medium to soft 
tissues. It
takes approximately 4 months to build up the heart/aerobic 
condition. It
takes approximately 4 weeks to build up the sweat production. *****

I had the interesting experience of taking a 7 1/2 year old horse 
from the pasture and turning him into an endurance horse.  It is 
rare to get one's hand on a horse that had not done anything harder 
than run around a pasture for 7 1/2 years!  Here is what I found.

It took two years (600 miles)  to develop his back.
It took three years (1000 miles) to get his pulse to drop like a stone.
It took a year and half before his legs stopped swelling after rides.
It took three years for his feet to stop cracking. (he was unshod 
before I got him)
It took three years for him to become Mr. Cool at rides.
It took a great deal of patience.
When I made a mistake, he paid for it.
It was a great education and was worth it.
I will not do it again!
John and Sue Greenall
mailto:greenall@vermontel.net
http://www.vermontel.com/~greenall


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