Subject: RC: LD's

["Linnea Skoglund" <skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu>]

Ok, all you experienced riders.  Does this seem correct to you?

> So far though I have done 6 or 7 LD's and the placement to me was just
>acknowledging how well I had conditioned my horse for it relative to 
>the people who completed faster than me.   

Previously, people have argued that LD is not a great indicator of a 
horse's condition (or am I all wet? I seem to remember posts about 
grabbing any old horse out of a pasture and being able to do LD.)  
Seems to me placement is as much related to breed and individual 
athletic ability as it is to conditioning.  I could condition my Paso 
Fino for the rest of her life and we still won't be 1st in an LD 
(unless everyone else falls down a hole).

OTOH, I do agree that BC is a measure of good riding and good 
conditioning.

Linnea and the Paso Pony - we love those Tail Ender awards.
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Linnea G. Skoglund, Ph.D.
Dept. Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
phone: 970-491-6950 
fax:   970-491-3862
skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu
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