Re: RC: Re: Re: Time for a new motto

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/18/99 5:03:27 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
owensall@sierranet.net writes:

<< Dear Tom;
 Training miles do NOT count toward your total.  If so, we all would have
 ten times our competitive miles, at least.
 Katee >>


Oh. Do you train these finish-is-to-win horses? First I've heard of it. 
Sounded like all you did was ride them whenever you found the time. I've 
heard that only the hated winners are doing any serious training. You know, 
the ones who don't give a damn about their horses and will do anything just 
to win? 

Our average for Ivers-style-trained racehorses is about 36 miles for every 
race mile--during the competitive season. More in the off season, of course, 
when the conditioning  really takes place. Of course, even that is a drop in 
the bucket compared to human training miles. When we get up to 180 to 240 
miles a week, we'll be genuinely serious about conditioning horses as 
athletes.

ti


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