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I remember Julie Suhr saying one time that the best Tevis she ever rode was 
on Gazal when he hadn't been ridden for three weeks prior.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Long" <jlong@xxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] Possible overconditioned horse (long)


> I see that I misread the calendar, the Tevis is two weeks away, not one.
>
> So I'll modify my recommendation a bit:  still no riding AT ALL for the 
> next
> week, then an evaluation ride of no more than 10 - 15 miles at the pace 
> you plan
> to ride the Tevis.  And no other riding the second week until you arrive 
> at the
> ride site (then a short loosening-up jog of a couple of miles is ok). 
> Your
> horse is not going to lose any fitness in two weeks!
>
> If your horse's heartrates, recoveries, and attitudes aren't back to 
> normal on
> the evaluation ride, you ought to consider passing up the ride.  It's a 
> tough
> 100 miles, you don't want to start it already behind the curve.
>
> Adequate REST is an extremely important component of any conditioning 
> program,
> especially if you want a horse to last for years.
>
> --
>
> Joe Long
> jlong@xxxxxxxx
> http://www.rnbw.com
>
>
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