Re: Training Speeds?

[Deanna German <finishis2win@columbus.rr.com>]

I agree with Susan. My mare has at least a 5 mph walk (over measured
distance, on uneven trail), I imagine that her trot is faster and her canter
should be faster still, but I don't know for sure. I've just started
incorporating trotting into my LSD and not over any distance long enough to
measure. My mare is a coming 6YO and seems to be coming along just fine.

When she was 4, all I was doing was walking. I've seen what speed too early
does to horses who do distance sports. I've also seen the good that lots of
LSD does for the horse.

What's happened? I used to see more talk like this on RC a couple of years
back. I got this message loud and clear at just the right time.

Deanna (Ohio)
a few hundred CTR miles and nada, goose-egg, bagel endurance miles, but at
least now I have an AERC number, yay!:
AERC #M30478


>You shouldn't be going faster. Your horse is too young to be going fast
>right now. LONG SLOW DISTANCE is your rule for training horses for
>endurance. Be patient. It takes time to build an athlete.

>Happy Tails,
>Susan, Fly Bye and Dandy- green around the gills
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <guest@endurance.net>
>To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
>Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 1:07 PM
>Subject: RC: Training Speeds?


>> Kathy Adams KAdams@rgtek.com
>> I am conditioning a 4 year old Arab for Endurance.
>> I started him at the end of February.
>> He seems to like to walk at 3mph, trot at 6.5mph
>> and do a canter at about 10.5mph. I am wondering
>> if these speeds are similar to others out there.
>> What speeds and length of trail do you all work at
>> to prepare for 50's? It is HARD work to get him faster
>> on the trails at home. Is this common also? Please e-mail
>> me privately since I am only a lurker. Thanks.  Kathy
>> e-mail  KAdams@orgtek.com
>>
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