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> Metabolic pulls:
>
> There is no difference in metabolic pull rates for multiday rides and 
> regular endurance rides.  (The strategy of conserving your horse for 
> completing all days isn't a factor apparently. Metabolic pulls seem to 
> occur independent of this strategy.)
>
> There is no difference in metabolic pull rates between regions.  Hot humid 
> regions have the same metabolic pull rate as cool dry regions. (Perhaps 
> riders in hot humid regions know how to handle this and their horses are 
> acclimated to it.)

So horse vurnability/vs. rider awareness/straining?
> Lameness pulls:
>
> There is a significant difference in lameness pull rates by region with the 
> highest rates being in the NE and SE. Lowest were in MT and MW.  
> Significant means up to 50% greater and 50% less.  CT, SW, W were average.
Rainfall/clay/gravel?What kind of trails have more pulls/ lots of gravel vs. 
sod?
"Ru-oots"?/Sand? More manmade trails?
What about technical trails vs. 'easy' trails?


> There is a huge difference in lameness pull rates for multiday rides vs one 
> day endurance rides.  The pull rate for lameness at a one day endurance 
> ride is 7 times the rate at multiday rides.  The huge difference is not 
> explainable and needs more examination

speed? "hold times'?

> I would have thought that lameness pulls dominated in W, SW, PS and 
> metabolic pulls dominated in CT, MW, and SE.  It's not true.  I would have 
> thought that multiday rides would have less MB and lameness pulls but not a 
> huge difference.at the results of Trumans analysis
>
> What are other views on this from our lists?
>
> Mike
>
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