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   Good advice, Dennis. A good review for most of us, and I like that 
term "Stall Courage." Many is the rider who has ridden the horse's 
bravado/adrenaline, not the actual conditioning level of the horse's 
tissues, with disastrous results.  My experience is that many riders 
only give lip service to the fact that it takes two years or so to build 
all the hard tissues, making the horse durable both short- and 
long-term.  Also, checking legs (and really knowing the anatomy you are 
feeling) after workouts is routine for me. Julie Suhr taught me the 
importance of  "the look in their eyes." Is it dull and disinterested, 
or do they have that faraway "what's over the next hill" look? I'm sure 
there are scores of Ridecampers out there who can add their "short list" 
of things they pay attention to in conditioning their horses for this 
strenous sport. Who wants to go first?  Dr Q, world renowned advice seeker


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