Re: RC: Efficient gaits question

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

If the horses' heartrate goes up at the canter it is because he is not conditioned
for the canter.  He is, in other words, not really "fit" yet.

Teddy

Maureen Mathisen wrote:

> Hi Ti,
>
> All I know is that I think the trot is much more energy efficient,
> especially in l00 milers.  I think in 50's or less, maybe not so
> important. When I used a monitor, I had the opposite effect (on the
> flat) than you had.  It always dropped at the trot, and went up at
> gallop, but sometimes settled down after a few strides.  I think
> basically if a horse has to cover a lot of ground for a long time, the
> trot will normally  be the easiest on him if he is allowed to "break"
> when he needs to. But-like I said, each horse is different and should be
> evaluated differently.   My one mare did an excellent job at a "hand
> gallop" and really seemed to enjoy herself more than she did when
> trotting.
> Maureen
>
> Tivers@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 4/2/99 12:58:52 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> > fasterhorses@gilanet.com writes:
> >
> > << Yeah, Maureen, it's always been my understanding about the trot,
> >  endurance and the 2 foot on the ground thing.  But like I said, after
> >  seeing Virl just loping away there, it seemed like my horse, who really
> >  loved to trot and had a very fast one, like you described, was actually
> >  working much harder than his horse.  Of course, that grey of Virl's had
> >  real long legs, and my Froggie was just 14.3, 3/4 Arab 1/4 Welsh and
> >  looked a lot like a cute pony (still does, at 26).
> >   >>
> >
> > Interesting. We do a lot of work on the high speed treadmill and monitor
> > heartrates all the way. One of the problems in breaking horses to the
> > treadmill is convincing them it's safe to go ahead and switch from trot to
> > gallop. So, generally in the breaking process they're always going faster at
> > the trot before breaking into a lope than they would out in the field. The
> > drop in heartrate under these circumstances, once the transition is made, is
> > gigantic.
> >
> > ti
> >
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