The guy's a nut case. Doubt if he has ever ridden or trained for
endurance. Maybe a wannabe with some bucks. Anyone who would even contemplate
lounging any horse for that long hasn't actually done it for long or they
would not have three sound horses to be seeking to board.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 3:43
AM
Subject: RC: ENDURANCE TRAINING
QUERY?
First off, as most of you are aware, I do
not participate in endurance, although I find the sport itself interesting,
from a stamina training point of view, as much of it can be related to my
fitness programme for eventing.
Recently, I had a chat to a friend of mine
who runs a livery yard which is primarily oriented to showjumping, with the
odd DQ thrown in. She said that she had a client who contacted her to
board his three endurance horses. He indicated to my friend that, as
he was out of town "a lot", part of his requirements would be that his
hroses be lunged for two hours per day.
Well, I platzed!!!! My immediate reaction was : no, this is wrong, this is
not endurance training, and it is bad for the joints for a horse to work on
a circle for that long. Can anyone shed any light on this? Am I
missing something? Surely to God this can't do anything but damage the
horse's joints and build up the wrong musculature?
Looking forward to hearing from you
all.
Tracey