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A horse should be able to do a 7.5 mph trot forever, so to speak.  If you 
keep up that steady trot, you might just be ahead of some who might be 
riding at a slow-fast-slow pace, because your horse shouldn't be stressed or 
tired out by that pace.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristi Schaaf" <iluvdez@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 7:46 AM
Subject: [RC] Question for you with turtle awards - how fast do you trot?


> 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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