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> At every endurance ride I go to I actively seek to produce this kind of
> sub-optimal performance. I try very hard (although I confess that I
> don't always succeed) to never ask my horse to get any where near the
> extent of its capabilities.
>
> And, I suspect that I am not alone in this....
Well, that's how you ensure that he can run again next week, next month,
next year....

Heidi


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The very essence of our sport is doing the trail as quickly as practicable,
while keeping one's horse fit to continue.  Taking the clock out of the
equation makes it another sport altogether.  The challenge is how to keep
the sport what it is while honing our skills (both as riders and as those
in control roles) in detecting where "the edge" is for each horse so that
we don't cross it. 
~  Heidi Smith
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