RC: Re: [Fwd: RC: Re: Uphill and Down.. in simple terms]

[CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com]

In a message dated 1/18/00 9:11:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
wsabg@t-online.de writes:

<<  So the key
 is to distribute the force either back or front so that the horse can manage 
it
 without short- or longtime "sore". The front injuries are caused by "blasting
 downhill" with a horse not trained to do, while the rear sores are caused by
 overdoing. So let's go downhill as smooth as possible with the best speed
 available.>>

Bingo.  But back to the soreness in the rear--a lot of that is simply doing 
more than the horse is ready to do on a given day, and in addition to your 
last sentence, one has to remember the key of being sufficiently fit for what 
is being asked--and that means doing your work at home.  I would say this is 
similar to doing a lot of heavy lifting.  If you squat and lift properly, and 
you do more than you are used to doing, you will end the day sore, but not 
injured.  On the other hand, even if you are fit, if you bend over and lift 
improperly, it only takes one slip to cause a serious injury.

<< BTW, Heidi, I still don't believe in a leveled back of a horse going 
downhill, >>

I hope you looked at kat's reference pictures--she had some good ones.  This 
is not a matter of "believing"--it's a matter of a phenomenon I've been 
actually seeing with my own eyes and experiencing as a rider for the better 
part of three decades--even well before I started endurance!

Heidi  


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