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RE: [RC] Differences in Horse Strength - Smith, DaveThanks, Dr. Q. It is, indeed, a very interesting article. Is there any definitive way of finding out whether one's horse has more or less of the desired (for endurance) Type I muscle makeup. I get from your article that if you have an Arab or TB, that would be easy. But I have a five-yr old Nevada mustang so I have no clue what's in his pedigree. He appears to have a bit of draft in him since his feet are feathered and he has pretty large hooves for his size which is just at 15 hands. But his body looks more like a quarter horse with well defined body muscle and powerful hips and butt. He is compact, weighing in about 1,000 lbs. Not rangy at all. People tend to notice him because he is very handsome (huge eyes and lots of chrome), graceful and athletic. His back is short and well rounded in cross section -- I have trouble keeping his saddle from slipping from side to side. I don't know what kind of endurance horse he's going to make since last ride season was devoted to developing a good, reliable trail horse. This season we'll work on LDs with maybe a 50 miler at the end. So, short of actually doing endurance, is there a method to tell his muscle makeup? --Dave -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bruce Weary DC Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:42 AM To: RideCamp Subject: [RC] Differences in Horse Strength Here is an article that adds to the mix of the variables of how horses do their work, and why they perform differently under various workloads. Size, conformation, fitness, muscle mass and type, vascular competence, heart size, electrolyte metabolism---all these and more determine how much weight a horse can carry, how far, and how fast. Interesting reading. Dr Q http://www.tufts.edu/vet/sports/quarter.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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