RE: [RC] Completion rate of Masters Series - Steph Teeter
Jaye -
as a farrier, what is your gut feeling on the causes of lameness in endurance
horses? I read once that over 3/4 of the lamenesses in performance horses (not
necessarily endurance) could be attributed to the feet. You have an exceptional
eye for gait irregularities, and I know you have spent a lot of time watching
horses move. Does this seem like a likely estimate? It sure seems that on
courses like the one in Spain, that are flat and primarily hard packed trail or
road - that the foot would be the first thing to feel the
effect...
Steph
In a message dated 7/1/2002 3:23:52 PM Eastern
Standard Time, roxwelling@xxxxxxxxx writes:
that 81 riders started and only 18 finished. It also
stated that most were due to lameness
injuries
that is true
for a lot of rides not just the masters series. We seem to have a handle
on the metabolic issues but lameness is a whole different
story.
Most public media or academic studies you read are from
jumping horses or racers on the track and controlled animals in lots, Few
and I mean very few studies from the endurance sport about long
term effects of trotting or cantering for 50 or 100 miles and or training the
numerous miles these horses do and lameness.
Most of
what the other horse disciplines use (diet,execise and metabolics) comes from
the endurance sport, why can't they study our little sturdy horses to inform
the public about long term issues of lameness? They consider it boring or not
high profile enough?
Jaye Perry
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