Fw: CTR rules

["MCShasa" <mcshasa@email.msn.com>]

>I have a CTR rules question.  Our local CTR rides are put on by Washington
>State Horsemen and one of their rules requires you to walk you horse both
up
>and down hills of any size.  I can understand walking down but just can't
>figure out the benefit in walking up.  We have always trained to trot or
>canter up hills and my horse seems to prefer going uphill at a faster pace.
>What would be the reasoning behind deciding that an uphill trot was unsafe
>or detrimental?
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>Barb & the Mac Attack
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