Re: [RC] Speed Kills...so how fast is too fast? - Truman Prevatt
Oh Sylvia, haven't you realized yet - "do as I say not as I do." Now
with all the experience your horse has (he at least knows how to carry
himself properly and to pace) if you follow these "experienced
people's" example you should be shooting for a 4 hour 50 first time out
of the gate. Of course if you followed what they preach you'd do a 10
hour 50. Hmmmmmmmmm.......... there does seem to be some discrepancy
here doesn't there? Yes I could see how a newbee would get confused.
I'm bringing along a young horse. He is 7 years old, with two
years of dressage training,,,lots of dresage training. Minimal trail
experience, but so far he has done 3 NATRC rides...the LD version at
that). Sooo...How fast would y'all recommend that we do our first
50...which is coming up this season? I see alot of experienced people
starting young horses at FAST speeds (5 hour 50s) and yet these same
experienced people are telling the rest of us that speed will kill our
horses. Its confusing to me and I've been riding endurance for a few
years, I can't imagine how the other newbies feel!
So PLEASE...at what speed does speed kill? If anybody has the
exact formula....the Duck!?.....can you clue us in? I'd consider
riding a new/green horse in 5 hour 50 milers as potentially
deadly......Less deadly with an experienced rider or a vet riding them,
surely that's the case. BUT how on earth can somebody preach long slow
distance when they
are finishing 50 milers on a young horse in 5 hours...It just
doesn't compute. Tell me what I'm missing.....I'm sure you will ;O
Sylvia (I don't need a flame suit I'm toasty crunchy already)
