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Re: [RC] [RC] LDs "bad" for horses - DVeritas

In a message dated 7/27/2005 7:42:51 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time, tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
The issue is not the distance it is the pacing.
...and, how it relates to the horses conditioning.
As the level of conditioning increases, the pace (should) be able to be increased.
If the horse exhibits some bio-mechanical or perturbation in metabolic efficiency as the pace increases, the "program" or horse need to be looked at more closely.
 
Truman continues by saying:  "There is nothing wrong with the 25 mile distance. It is the way it is used."
 
Another valid and profound statement.
 
Frank