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Re: [RC] Training to 'top ten' - kimfuessThere are many ways to "Top Ten". Some riders top ten by default because those in front of them end up getting pulled or having to slow down and these riders are at the right place at the right time. So riding conservative sometimes does allow one to Top Ten. Some riders specifically train for speed so they can responsibly ride faster in competition. I think adding speedwork to shorter workouts (with adequate recovery between conditioning rides) does give the horse an opportunity to adapt to the stress of speed without having to deal with the distance factor at the same time.Regardless of which philosophy of training a rider chooses to use, I think it is really important never to increase the distance traveled at the same time you are increasing speed. If you increase both of these variables at the same time you really up your odds for physical injury or metabolic breakdown. As you can see from the response from both Joe and Angie, a horse is able to Top Ten by increasing training speed to racing speed or by just training conservatively. You need to find what works best for your horse. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Long" <jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 11:12 AM Subject: Re: [RC] Training to 'top ten' rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:'To top ten - you train at top ten speeds' =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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