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Re: [RC] Time off before 100's - Joe LongOn Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:50:45 -0800, "sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxx> wrote: I was browsing through the Decade Team stories, and saw that several decade team riders give their horses time off, maybe 2 or 3 weeks, prior to a 100 mile ride, and then 2-4 weeks off after as well. Can anyone with years of experience with 100's, tell me if this usually complete time off, with only pasture turn-out, or, are the horses usually still ridden lightly. We (daughter & I) are planning our first 100 in July (Tevis), and don't want to overtrain and go with worn out horses, but we do want them to be fit enough to handle it. Well, I always like to ride a 50 one week prior to a 100 as a "tuneup" ride, but every time I say something like this someone points out that I had an atypical horse, so take that into consideration. I do think 2-3 weeks off would take the edge off and be counterproductive for most horses. You want to continue enough exercise to keep at peak fitness. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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