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Hi :-) First a question for a friend
re: suspensory ligaments- a horse she bought a  few months ago seems
to have done something to his suspensory ligament- the ultrasound hasn't
been done yet- however nerve blocking his leg indicated the suspensory
ligament. The question is: has anyone successfully rehabilitated and competed
on a horse with suspensory problems?????

Second question is for me; my mare and
I are going to do our first 75 miles next Saturday we have done several
50's over the last year- our last 50 she came in 5th and it was the toughest
ride we have ever done, however our time on our last loop was faster than
our first ( same loop) so that was good!:-)  On this 75 do I go a
bit quicker in the a.m. when it is cool and then slow down in the heat-
to pick it up again in the late afternoon/evening??
Also- how can I tell if I am riding
fast enough but not too fast? She recovers to under 64 within 4 minutes
at vet checks, we trot/canter anywhere from 115 to 136/140, I work really
hard at NOT  going above 150 , (well I am not so picky on the last
half of the last loop, then I just let her do what she wants!!:-))

Agh- just when 50's were getting easy
for us I choose to do a 75!! I feel like I am starting all over again!!
Is 75 THAT much harder????? ( <-  feel free to lie to me about
that :-) ;-) :-)  )

Chrystal :-)