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[RC] Equipedic Phase chnage - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: John Williams jiggywiggy607@xxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Most of the rides that I have been and have crewed at the top riders are usually at each vet check every couple of hours or so. It seem that there are vet checks every 12-20 miles no matter how long the ride. Most of them seem to take off their tack to help the horse cool off. If you are riding at 7.5 MPH that would be 2 hours to cover 15 miles. Even at 5 MPH that would only be 3 hours. Some riders average even faster. I have seen results for 50 mile rides under 5 hours. Also the manufacture of the pad did test it on horses. In the 2nd post he said "These tests concur with the tests we did for temperature differential early on in our product development. We did not test for core temperatures, blood pressure and pulse rate in our tests and thus do not make any claims for these areas with regard to this material". I think they have given us the scientific proof that this stuff works. I called him to get a copy of the full study. He told me that in those animal costumes this guy Colvin tested at the theme park they are using a cowl that only touches the neck and shoulders not the whole body. He also told me that Colvin has 1 lb collar for runners that does the same thing. Since I run 10Ks I would love to have one of those to keep me cooler. This stuff works great for me. i think these guys have put together a great product that does what it says it does. And I think they have more science in this stuff than any of the other pads. Oh well, what ever works for you. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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