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Re: [RC] re [RC] What type of training? - heidi1. Be honest when you evaluate your horse to make sure that he has the mind and metabolics to be an endurance horse. Just because they want to run doesn't always mean they should or that they can. Kim, you bring up some very valid points in your post. Dabney's model may be ok for a horse that has the metabolic capability to keep up with his mind and biomechanical capabilities, but those horses are the exception rather than the rule. If a horse is not coming down due to "excitement" or is not eating because he is too busy checking out what is going on around him, SOMETHING IS WRONG, pure and simple. There may be something medically wrong with him, or he may just not be well-suited to the sport. And letting him run until he crashes is not an acceptable alternative. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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