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Re: [RC] NC/Holds - Joe LongOn Sep 15, 2009, at 9:57 AM, <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> <paul@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ... My question would be, what is the concept that we need two holds in a 50 miles ride based on? Is there any research to support that belief? I don't think so, it's mostly tradition. I've long felt that the forced holds are more for the riders' benefit than the horses; that is, a lot of riders want them. Do you know of any Marathons that make the runners stop for a half- hour halfway through? I don't. A runner who is training avoids stopping, if traffic forces him to stop he will "run in place" while waiting. It seems to me that every time a horse stops for more than a couple of minutes his system begins winding down and has to crank up again when he starts back.
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