Re: RC: A picture is worth a thousand words (was: Up Hill or Down)

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 01/10/2000 9:15:10 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
guest@endurance.net writes:

<< Personally, I am not a big
 fan of "extended" anything for endurance horses because there is
 nothing more guaranteed over the long run to rip your horse's 
 suspensory apparatus to shreds more than extension, >>

I certainly agree with this.  I've had at least 4 horses damage suspensories 
and I finally found the common denominator in all these injuries .... a very 
fast, extended trot.  And I was encouraging this trot because I loved it so, 
and because I thought this is the gait for more speed with less stress.  
That's the way we were taught back in the 70s.  We all know better now.

Barbara


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