Re: RC: re: Stride Length

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/22/99 9:15:09 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
sbrown@wamedes.com writes:

<< kay...now *I'm* foggy as well.  Are we talking about suspension (hang
 time) -- or stride length due to shoulder angle and bone lengths -- or
 excessive action in the legs -- or a major case of impulsion from the rear
 end?  I thought a longer "hang time" was good since it led to less
 footfalls and therefore less concussion.
 
 Sue  
  >>

We're talking about an extended foreleg--one that stays off the ground--not 
because of height, but because of the extra reach, and the time it takes to 
achieve that reach. Excess action, the "park" type of movement, up and down, 
is also damaging. But here we're talking about exaggerated elongated 
strides--can happen at the trot and at the gallop. 

ti


=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.    
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/RideCamp   
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=