Re: RC: Basic Conditioning (was: Conditioning Tips/Schedules for The Full Time Worker)

[Lif Strand <fasterhorses@gilanet.com>]

At 06:31 PM 1/30/01, you wrote:
>I am much more concerned about running my horses legs off than I am about 
>running his heart out.  <....>
>The metabolic pull had absolutely nothing to do with cardiovascular 
>conditioning.

Hmmm.  Then where do some of those metabolic crashes, tying up, etc. come 
from during a race if not from lack of cardiovascular conditioning?

Lif Strand
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