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[RC] TI Posts - KimFue

I enjoy the TI posts.  As others mentioned, much better (as well as entertaining) posts then the underwear thread.  I followed TI posts when he subscribed to RC years ago and found them interesting.  My question for Tom is this.  Since you have been away from RC,  have you done much in as far as training, consulting, mentoring, observing, etc., in the specific field of endurance.  Have you learned or discovered new information as far as the nutrition and training of endurance horses?  If you have, would you be willing to share any information with this list?  It seems with the advent of actual "endurance barns" and "professional riders" using state of the art training facilities, veterinary facilities, nutrition analysis, feeding protocols, etc., more information/research would be forth coming and available to trickle down to the average endurance rider.  Perhaps you can be of help in disseminating this type of information.
    In a previous posts on RC, you were said to have recommended Chris Carmichael's book on training the competitive cyclist.  This book goes into great detail encompassing all parts of competitive cycling from equipment to conditioning to nutrition.  If you have gained more experience working directly with endurance horses and professional endurance barns,  whether here or abroad in the last few years, a book like "The Ultimate Ride" would certainly be welcome in the endurance community as there is very little published on riding/racing competitively.  A book detailing the facts and science of training the successful distance competitor would be an asset for endurance riding in general.  I certainly would be willing to invest in book of this nature as I am sure many other distance riders would also.
 
Kim Fuess
AERC #6648