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[RC] re: Truman's comments on 100s - Cindy Collins"The pull rates don't bare that out. The pull rates - particularly for metabolics is much higher for the 100's than one would expect if the 100's were no harder on the horse than 25's." Truman, you make a valid statistical point, but stats don't always tell the whole story. Lots of fast 25/50 milers have problems at home and just break down/never show up again. Also, were the metabolic problems on 100 milers correlated in any way to speed? I know that it isn't research or stats, but my personal experience is all I can share. My experience, and that of several friends in the sport, is that horses we started out on tough, slow paced 100s seemed to make great, long term endurance mounts. I've personally made more rider errors on fast, flat 50s than I have on tough 100s. To be honest, it's also my experience on multiday rides. Horses started out doing slow multiday rides, seem to have great careers in my personal experience. Guess that's all I can share as a "mentor." Cindy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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