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FW: [RC] [RC] Pasos, sore backs - Mike SherrellWe've got a lot of pasos and have had a couple of sore back situations. They were all traceable to saddle fit. (There seem to be a lot of FAT Peruvian trainers -- way over 200 lbs. -- so that is not likely to be the problem.) It's not a perfect solution to poor saddle fit, butthe Professional's Choice roper-style pad is the most protective to backs that I've ever seen. Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical (USA) 707 887 2919/fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ridecamp Guest Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:48 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] [RC] Pasos, sore backs Please Reply to: Nicole z_arabs@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Has anyone else found this, or found that a well-conditioned horse has a higher pulse when in gait? Considering that many horses will have a drop in their pulse when switching from trot to canter or vice versa, I wouldn't be at all surprised if gaited horses have a difference between trot and gaiting (one way or the other). One comment on the riding-position/sore back issue - there is an article at centeredriding.org that talks about how Centered Riding principles are universal and apply to all breeds/gaits. Thank you!! I didn't think to look there. I'll send the link along to my friend and maybe she will send it along to her mother. I really should just stay out of it, but I hate seeing these horses hurt like they do. (One solution has been that I don't ride with the friend when her mother is along. But that doesn't help the horses any.) ~Nicole ============================================================ There is no better way to see the world than from the back of a horse. ~ Teddy Roosevelt ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ Just because someone tells you that your horse isn't "fit" for endurance...doesn't mean it isn't, it just means your horse isn't fit to be "their" endurance horse! Go for it, you never know what you'll accomplish with that "saddle horse" or "trail horse" of YOURS! ~ Darlene Anderson - DPD Endurance ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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