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terre wrote:

>  I think sometimes they become more tired from being out all night 
> than from going too fast; in other words I think there is such a thing 
> as too slow.  They are tired (in the sense of sleepy) rather than 
> exhausted (as in used up).  The trick is to know the difference, and 
> avoid it.
I think you are absolutely correct. My first 100, it got dark, drizzly 
and cold. At about 80 miles we went into pretty tight woods where about 
all you could do is walk. Plus I had a case of motion sickness - on top 
of a black horse in a black night with no moon or stars for light. 
That's the only time I've ever been sick (from motion) on a ride.

Anyway we walked from 80 to 90 miles and when we got to 90 the mare 
seemed tired - more than she had been. The vet said she was fine and 
probably just "tired from being out there." When we left we turned off 
the road. She then knew where she was and she knew she was almost 
finished. The next thing I know the "tired horse" is in a hand gallop 
and we make the last 10 miles in less than an hour. All I could really 
do was hold on and dodge the overhanging limbs. 

So I think they can be tired from a lot of things and sometimes getting 
them juiced up a bit brings them back to life.

Truman


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