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Re: [RC] 100 mile recommendations - Joe LongOn Sat, 6 Aug 2005 18:58:05 -0600, "Sisu West Ranch" <ranch@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: ... What stabling arrangement is your program based on? 1. The horse stalled most of the day, with some turnout. 2. The horse turned out in a small paddock, say < 1/2 acre, basically alone 3. The horse kept 24/7/365 in a moderate pasture (< about 6 Acres) with 4 to 10 other horses 4. The horse kept 24/7/365 in a large pasture with many other horses. The reason I ask is that the above variety of stabling produces a great variation in exercise in addition to the training miles. I wondered the same thing when I read his program, and not ony because of exercise. His claim that the horse needs to be ridden on "recovery" days to flush out toxins and waste products from his muscles would only apply to a horse kept in a stall or small paddock, a horse out on pasture with other horses will move about on his own enough to take care of those needs. I'm concerned about the lack of genuine "days off" in his program. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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