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[RC] Question for you with turtle awards - how fast do you trot? - Kristi Schaaf

My endurance prospect trots slow and I'm picturing us
out on the trail forever. So, some questions for you
guys to see if I should be concerned or accept him the
way he is. : - ) He prefers to trot about 7 - 7.5 mph
and it feels like snails could pass us! If I ask for
any faster, he would rather canter. This is very
different for me because my retired distance horse
happily trotted 9 - 10 mph and didn't like cantering
at all (he's the type of horse who would continue to
trot and still keep up with a cantering horse).
Needless to say, I think he cantered about 100 yards
total in over 1000 NATRC/LD miles. So I'm curious,
those of you who finish at the back of the pack, how
fast does your horse trot? Do you canter much at all?
I'm wondering if I should just leave him alone or work
on speeding up his trot. I haven't done any heart rate
monitoring yet to see at what speed he's most
proficient - who wants to put money on 7 mph? 
; - )

Kristi iluvdez at yahoo dot com      

Life's a journey, so enjoy the ride (and try not to fall off)



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