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RE: [RC] Time off before 100's - bobmorris

Dabney:

In '84 Arlene did the Equest 100 on Saturday placing third
and on Sunday the next day placed sixth in the Equest 50.
Back then it was not that unusual to have horse do rides
close together.

Bob

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID 

-----Original Message-----
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dabney Finch
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 6:54 PM
To: jlong@xxxxxxxx; sherman
Cc: ridecamp
Subject: Re: [RC] Time off before 100's


PLEASE listen to The Source on this folks and disregard my
earlier email.

As a matter of fact, I'm going to follow his advice for 20
Mule Team 100. 
(Like I could ever be in Joe Long's class even if I followed
his advice--in 
my dreams!)

Joe--I just gots to know--you didn't really manage to
complete a 100 one 
week after doing a 50??

--Dabney


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Long" <jlong@xxxxxxxx>
To: "sherman" <sherman@xxxxxxx>
Cc: "ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Time off before 100's



On 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






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