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In a message dated 02/24/04 11:17:35 AM, karen@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< I believe it was Julie Suhr who taught me about walking for ten minutes of 
every hour.  Gosh, I hope I have it right <G>. >>

The Duck taught me.  Julie

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> > In a message
> > dated 2/24/2004 11:47:52 AM Mountain Standard Time, karen@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > writes:
> > > If you walk 
> > > ten minutes of every hour
> > Yeah, Karen,
> > if you walk for ten minutes of every hour on 100...over the twenty-four
> > hours you have to complete the ride, you've now reduced your available
> > ride time by four hours to twenty...then, when you factor in vet checks
> > and holds.......sheese, it really adds up, eh?
> >     Focused, forward movement, with the intention of
> > doing the whole ride and getting done...that can be a hard thing.
> >     ---Frank
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> Frank, it sounds like you are planning for Tevis? <g>  Haven't
> we all thought those same thoughts, everytime you waste 5 minutes on the
> trail, or 10 minutes, and if you do it every hour...how it really adds
> up?  
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> And yet, if you don't spend time walking....you will still reduce your
> chances of completing the ride!  
>
> I believe it was Julie Suhr who taught me about walking for ten minutes
> of every hour.  Gosh, I hope I have it right <G>. 
>
> karen
>
> p.s.  one of the questions I wished I had asked on the questions to
> the Decade people is how much of the time do you canter.....of the ones I
> have asked that question to, trot most of the time.  
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