RC: Fw: RC: Uphill and Down.. in simple terms

["Whitney Bass" <bass@bigsky.net>]

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> From: Whitney Bass <bass@bigsky.net>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: Fw: RC:  Uphill and Down.. in simple terms
> Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 1:24 PM
> 
> 
> 
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> > From: Whitney Bass <bass@bigsky.net>
> > To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> > Subject: Re: RC:  Uphill and Down.. in simple terms
> > Date: Friday, January 14, 2000 1:21 PM
> > 
> > This seems right to me.  As a "mountain rider", I'm always wishing I
had
> an
> > area where I could condition that allows to me to not go up and down
> quite
> > as much -- not only to give my horses a break from it,  but also to be
> able
> > to condition at a faster pace for longer periods of time, (something I
> like
> > to try to do before going to do rides that don't have much elevation
> > change).  But riding these mountain trails and roads year after year
has
> > definitely made me aware of what kinds of stresses it puts on my horse
--
> > and me, for that matter, as I try to run at least a couple miles of
every
> > conditioning ride.  It seems to me that Barb got it exactly right.
> > 
> > > From: guest@endurance.net
> > > To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> > > Subject: RC:  RC:  Uphill and Down.. in simple terms
> > > Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 12:00 PM
> > > 
> > > Barb Peck bpeck@together.net
> > > bpeck@together.net
> > > 
> > > If a horse is ridden up hill
> > > and is not in condition to do it, he'll
> > > be sore in the rear end some where from
> > > pushing his mass up the hill with the rear end.
> > > 
> > > If a horse is ridden down hill
> > > and is not in condition to do it, 
> > > he'll be sore in the front end some where
> > > from braking his mass with the front end.
> > > (sometimes in the chest muscles just
> > > between the fore-legs.)
> > > 
> > > If he's balanced,  while doing either of these things
> > > (i.e. keeps over his CG,) then he won't fall down
> > > while do either.  Talented and conditioned horses
> > > can do the harder things at speed.
> > > 
> > > Whether the back is level or parallel with the slope
> > > is a function of where the hind legs, neck and head are,
> > > and these are parameters which are constantly changing
> > > while in motion.
> > > 
> > > Bottom line (IMO)
> > > Uphill- rear end stress
> > > Downhill- front end stress
> > > 
> > > I'm sure you guys who are mountain riders know this...
> > > 
> > > Barb
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
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