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RE: [RC] Treadmills/Libby - Libby & Quentin Llop DVMThe original poster wasn't inquiring about high speed treadmills. They were asking about a Safe T Mill currently on e-bay and wondered if they could get a benefit for their endurance horse from one. I know of three Bowmans sitting unused in barns near here because race horse trainers didn't manage a favorable outcome with them. Also, I'm not a licensed anything: just an experienced treadmill owner with an endurance horse who sometimes finishes and occasionally wins. Libby -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ridecamp Guest Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:52 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Treadmills/Libby Please Reply to: ti tivers@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== We used to think that, 20 years ago - until we had more experience with the treadmill. Our current protocol is to set the speed at 4 mph and the slope at 1/10 ( 1 foot rise in 10 ft) and put the horses on for an hour. Thereby they walk 4 miles and climb over 2000 feet. Cardio vascular is rarely the weak link in our horses and trotting on one of these machines is an easy way to give a horse a really sore back, as many racehorse trainers have found out. Libby> I've worked with high speed equine treadmills since they were invented. There are ways to incur sore backs and ways to avoid them. Meanwhile, Specificity is the first law of conditioning. Finally, I sincerely doubt that you've encountered "many" racehorse trainers using high speed treadmills. As a licensed professional, it is your responsibility to deliver accurate information. ti =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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