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Re: [RC] Time off before 100s - Truman Prevatt

As my track coach used to say - "I don't care what you do on your own time - it's what you do on my time that's important." For my horse the same goes. I define his workout, I track his progress and make modifications based on how it is going and decide when to increase, taper or rest. If he wants to cavort in the pasture - that's cool but that's not part of his program ;-) .

Truman

heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

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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Replies
RE: [RC] Time off before 100s, tom noll
Re: [RC] Time off before 100s, Truman Prevatt
Re: [RC] Time off before 100s, heidi