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>IMHO, no serious distance work should be started till the horse is 5 years
old. I like >to see a horse compete in Competetive Trail for at least a
year.... SEDRA (which was >modeled after ECTRA) that are done at 6 miles per
hour and are judged strictly on >conditioning and soundness. This puts a
wonderful base on a horse, without the urgency >to race.
>The 3 day 100's in CTR are also great preparation for the future Endurance
horse. They >can be very physically demanding on both the horse and rider,
without the addition of >speed.
>Remember there have been a lot of great endurance prospects that will never
get the >chance to prove themselves, because of the combination of "too
young, too soon, too >much, too fast".
Well said, Cindy! Hoping to ride with you in 1998!
Barbara and (13 year old Larca -- after 1,000 nice slow 6 MPH miles you
expect me to go FAST?) and (7 year old Zaim -- whaddya mean I can't go FAST
yet? I've DONE 100 miles at pokey old 6 MPH! And, MANNERS? What are they?)
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