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> Tapering is a good ideal (and probably what most people do), but
> tapering is not completely stopping training. It is modifying training
> to peak for an event. Throwing a horse in the pasture for three weeks
> prior to a ride would be the same as a runner sitting on the couch,
> watching TV and eating chips and dip instead of working out for three
> weeks before a run.
>
> Tapering makes a lot of sense, stopping all training doesn't.
I guess "tapering" means different things to different horses.  As I watch
my horses cavort and tear around in the pasture, I have a hard time
finding it to be the equivalent of my sitting on the couch, watching TV,
and eating chips and dip!  ;-)

Heidi



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