RE: [RC] Protecting Horses - Alison Farrin
Umm. So you are saying that the trail should slow the horses down because the riders haven't trained their horses to take a flatter, non twisting course at speed.???
Sounds like the riders should be training the horses harder for the type of trail they plan to race. If not, slow down.
My horse canters better than he trots. His body is just not built for extended trot (He is trained to 2nd level dressage, just in case you come back with "its a training issue" and even my trainer says he has no lengthen!) We boogie on the flats and lose ground on the twisty hills. But we train specifically to go fast on the flats.
It's still rider responsibility.
Alison A. Farrin
Innovative Pension
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Why does no one
> ever consider making the trail one where speed is a minor
> factor. If RM's insist on using roads and two tracks than
> you will have speed. When the riders bitch about having to
> go cross country and up and down mountains and the rides are
> then on the flat you will have speed and metabolic problems.
>
> It is the trail that controls the speed. If it must be on
> relatively level ground then the trail must be twisty and
> turny. not a straight-away. If the trail is road or two
> track then hills are needed. Mountains are better. Best of
> all are cross country trails in the mountains.
>
> Yes, the rides take longer, the riders are more tired but
> the horses end the ride in much better shape. We have seen
> conclusive proof of this matter.
> Bob Morris
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