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As my track coach used to say - "I don't care what you do on your own 
time - it's what you do on my time that's important." For my horse the 
same goes. I define his workout, I track his progress and make 
modifications based on how it is going and decide when to increase, 
taper or rest. If he wants to cavort in the pasture - that's cool but 
that's not part of his program ;-) .

Truman

heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> > Tapering is a good ideal (and probably what most people do), but
> > tapering is not completely stopping training. It is modifying training
> > to peak for an event. Throwing a horse in the pasture for three weeks
> > prior to a ride would be the same as a runner sitting on the couch,
> > watching TV and eating chips and dip instead of working out for three
> > weeks before a run.
> >
> > Tapering makes a lot of sense, stopping all training doesn't.
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> I guess "tapering" means different things to different horses.  As I watch
> my horses cavort and tear around in the pasture, I have a hard time
> finding it to be the equivalent of my sitting on the couch, watching TV,
> and eating chips and dip!  ;-)
>
> Heidi
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