Re: Re: Cass at Liberty Run

["Celia Krall" <celiak@pcrs.net>]

Thanks for th\e advice.  Two years of what?  25's?  Ten miles of trotting? 
Is cantering a bad thing (implied strongly in recent posts)  What is a
reasonable two year training practice?  At what speed and for how long
should we "newbies" be shooting for?
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> From: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
> To: sunibey@sisqtel.net
> Cc: rides2far@juno.com; Ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  Re: Cass at Liberty Run
> Date: Friday, October 15, 1999 2:08 PM
> 
> Obut what is "the two year rule" and have all the 
> >international
> >competitors followed it with their horses? 
> 
> Just a figure of speech..not a rule.  They say you should compete your
> horse slowly for 2 years before going for speed.  Sounds like somebody
> else might have done it on Valarie's horse before she started riding him.
>  It takes 2 years to get optimal conditioning on bones, tendons, etc. as
> opposed to 90 days for muscles...so you can have a horse that's fast in
> 90 days, but one that LASTS in 2 years.
> 
> Angie 
> 
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