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Re: [RC] Extended Power Trot or Canter? - heidiThanks, 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... I would add to that that doing the same of ANYTHING for an extended period of time is a recipe for injury. One reason I like to take green horses on tough rides is because the terrain forces one to use different muscle groups and move in different ways over and over again, instead of going the same speed at the same gait, same, same, same for mile after mile. If one has to take a less-than-seasoned horse on a flatter ride, one must be even more cognizant of changing up from time to time to give muscle groups a break. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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