Re: RC: re: Stride Length

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/23/99 7:34:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
keishastar@juno.com writes:

<< So does this mean that the 14.2 hand mare I have, that has been clocked
 at 17 mph with a bicycle, and who prefers to trot than canter, shouldn't
 be going so fast?
 
 [Rose] >>


Mebbe, mebbe not. Where you generally get into trouble in these cases is 
trying to achieve a longer stride by making sudden changes in shoeing or 
exercise speeds. 

In race horses, it's always best to get your racing stride established from 
behind. That is, getting the horse to tuck the butt and reach from behind, 
developing "positive dissociation" (hind foot hits first) in the trot. This 
takes some of the stress off the forelegs.

If you have a horse that wants to stumble once in a while, then you're 
probably on the ragged edge of overstriding at the trot.

ti


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