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Thanks, Barbara!  My gelding is really sore after our last race.  He was really extending his trot for a long time, which he rarely does at home.  You may have saved him a future injury...

 

Pam


-----Original Message-----
From: Barbara McCrary
Sent: May 20, 2005 9:23 AM
To: Letstalkhealth@xxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC] Extended Power Trot or Canter?

Many years ago, I'd ridden four horses that all sustained torn suspensories after a period of vigorous training.  I figured I had to be doing something wrong and began looking for a common denominator.  I found it when I realized that, loving a really FAST trot, and finding each of these horses capable of doing it, I was pushing them into faster and faster trotting.  The hyper-extension at the fast trot was tearing suspensories.  So to answer your question, I would keep the trot to a less extended one, and alternate with some easy cantering.

 

Barbara

----- Original Message -----

From: Letstalkhealth@xxxxxxx

To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 12:46 AM

Subject: [RC] Extended Power Trot or Canter?

I have been under the immpression that it is better for a horses legs to trot fast than to canter, however I recently got some advice from someone very experienced that trotting fast is really hard one a horses legs and cantering is much better.  I'd like some more input on this please,

 

 thank you,

Lisa Smith

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