Re: knees

["John B.Ayers" <ayers@plainfield.bypass.com>]

It would help, when posting questions of this nature,
if you would give us your age and weight <g>!

John and Meshack
http://www.bypass.com/~ayers (Vermont Equestrian Activities)



>OK, does anyone know any knee exercises?  Both of my knees stiffen up when
>riding..to the point where I can't continue.  I have to get off and walk.
>They loosen up in just a few minutes and there's no residual pain at all.
>It's worse on a slow ride.  The movement at the faster gaits seems to
>postpone the agony.  At a walk, they start to throb after about 20 minutes.
>At a trot, it doesn't start until about an hour and a half.  And the pain
>increases until I get off.  It's very annoying and I worry about doing
>damage to my joints.  I'd like to still be riding distance 10 years from
>now.




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