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Re: [RC] Question re Running up//Conditioning Down Hills - Beverley H. Kane, MD

Diane - Could you explain -exactly- how you "teach most horses to [use their
hind ends downhill]"?  Thanks. - Beverley

On 12/23/05 7:22 AM, "heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


(In fact, some "maintenance conditioning"
downhill is needed to keep those muscles in tip-top shape even in a
good downhiller, or they will get sore on a ride with a lot of down.)
It is indeed possible to teach most horses to do this, even if they
don't accomplish it naturally.  And if they do it right, then the
theory that they only have so many downhill miles is no longer
relevant.



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