exhausted horses (re: Dance Line)

["Michelle Rowe" <michrowe@frontier.net>]

I was looking for resources on exhausted horses and recognizing the symptoms
and found the good old AERC handbook has a nice section on it.  Thought I
would send the link in case anyone else is interested.

http://www.aerc.org/Veterinary/handbook.html

I had planned two years minimally of NATRC with my young horses (coming 5
and 6) before trying an AERC ride, just to learn what the horses are like
under stress and out on the trail in a more controlled setting.  Then I'd
like to try slow 25's under AERC when the horses are fitter & seasoned on
the trail.  Does this sound like a reasonable progression?

m (aka Michelle Rowe)
Colorado
http://www.redwrench.com