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Re: One day 100's v. 2-day rides



On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 08:24:54 -0800, DreamWeaver
<karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us> wrote:

>>Ask some of our vets who are well versed in the physiology of the horse >if
>>a one day 100 is harder than a two day (try Matthew McKay Smith for one).

>Hi Bob:

>Okay, I'm really curious...I'd like to hear more.  Are one day 100's harder
>on a horse, or is a 2-day 100?  I know, obviously, that the ride itself has
>something to do with it, but say you are comparing apples to apples...same
>trail and conditions.  What does everybody else think?  

You asked Bob, but I'll throw in my two cents.  It depends on how the
rider paces the ride.  Obviously, *all else being equal*, to go 100
miles in 36 hours with a 12 hour overnight rest is less stressful than
going the same 100 miles in 24 hours without the rest.  But, due to
the horse getting the rest, most riders will ride faster.

Rather than argue about which is "harder" we should recognize that
they are two different games, and the strategies used are different.

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