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Re: [RC] New Topic/time between 100s - Joe Long

Ranelle Rubin wrote:
I think if your horse was well rested, yet very well legged up before Swanton, it would be doable. I have yet to finish my first 100 either, so I am certainly no expert.

Personally, if I already had my Tevis buckle, and was worried about doing them both, I would chose Swanton. If you have never ridden there, it is one amazing place. It is certainly a more "user friendly" ride to do compared to the logistics of Tevis.

I've completed over thirty 100's, and I believe that "conventional wisdom" tends to be overly-conservative on this point. Some horses may need four weeks or more to recover after a 100, but many can come back and do another 100 in two weeks if they haven't been over-stressed at the first one. Some can do 100's one week apart, and not just two in a row, but three or even more, with no ill effects.



-- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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[RC] New Topic/time between 100s, sherman
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