Re: [RC] [RC] Exercise before a ride. - heidi
> In Heidi's article she mentions taking 3 to 6 weeks off after a
> 'competitively' run race. Is this 3-6 in terms of actual endurance
> rides, or conditioning rides also? I just did my first 75 at Mt. Adams
> and came in third. My horse did well, he was tired, but still in good
> enough condition to score 3rd BC. I gave him 10 days off completely
> and went for a short ride on the 11th day, 12th day off, and yesterday
> was a 2 or so hour ride. Was this enough time off? It almost sounds
> like I shouldn't be riding at all for another 2 weeks or so! (geez,
> can you say withdrawal?) I should also say that he is 9, I've done 350
> miles of 50's over two years and 150 miles of LD's before that. What
> do some of you experienced riders think? I certainly don't want to
> overdo it.
It's been awhile since I've gone back and read what I wrote, but with an
experienced horse (3 seasons or more behind him) that would be between
competitions, not time off from riding. And I'm talking about the sorts of
efforts that folks make for, say, demo FEI rides and that sort of thing--
not just going out and completing a 100 for mileage.
Heidi
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