The guy's a nut case. Doubt if he has ever ridden or trained for
endurance. Maybe a wannabe with some bucks. Anyone who would even
contemplate lounging any horse for that long hasn't actually done it for
long or they would not have three sound horses to be seeking to board.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 3:43
AM
Subject: RC: ENDURANCE TRAINING
QUERY?
First off, as most of you are aware, I
do not participate in endurance, although I find the sport itself
interesting, from a stamina training point of view, as much of it can be
related to my fitness programme for eventing.
Recently, I had a chat to a friend of
mine who runs a livery yard which is primarily oriented to showjumping,
with the odd DQ thrown in. She said that she had a client who
contacted her to board his three endurance horses. He indicated to
my friend that, as he was out of town "a lot", part of his
requirements would be that his hroses be lunged for two hours per
day.
Well, I platzed!!!! My immediate reaction was : no, this is wrong, this
is not endurance training, and it is bad for the joints for a horse to
work on a circle for that long. Can anyone shed any light on
this? Am I missing something? Surely to God this can't do
anything but damage the horse's joints and build up the wrong
musculature?
Looking forward to hearing from you
all.
Tracey