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[RC] Response to several of Ginny's posts. - rides2farGinny, You seem to be new to the list. Are you new to endurance? I looked up your name on the records and didn't see a listing, but you could have competed under a maiden name or something. I'd like to question a couple of things you've posted. You said: So, if you condition your horse by riding for 50 mile rides, then they can handle a 25 mile race well; but if you condition your horse by riding for 25 mile rides, then they can only handle 10-15 miles at race pace well. So to "race" a 100, someone must be able to "ride" 200? This is the sort of thing I thought before I started, which was the reason I used to break so many horses down in training and so many people overtrain their first horses. I never "train" a 50 mile horse over 25 miles or so...even at subrace pace. Heck, I've never found a horse who *would* (if I had the nerve) pace in training like they do in a ride. The "turbo jets on" impulsion is only there when they see those other hoses.. My competitions are my fastest "training rides". The competitions prepare him for faster competitions. A high intensity 8-15 mile training ride along with slower longer rides (25 or so) is what's worked very well for me. Treating abcess: So, 2 courses > of action are needed. One is to help reduce infection by apply a better disinfectant. > eWrite to me privately and I will explain how to clean the infected area > better than you have. Two is to provide supplements that will boost your > horse's immune system. eWrite to me privately and I'll explain what your > horse needs. The reason I cannot explain these things here is that each > horse has different needs in both cases. I will need to obtain specifics > about your particular horse in order to detemine what your horse needs, > different from any other horse. It would be potentially harmful for someone > else to do the same thing; as their horse would need something entirely > different, even in dealing with the same or similar problem. So wouldn't it be "potentially harmful" for you to diagnose something so "touchy" without seeing the horse? Personally, I'd probably soak him in some epsom salts or wrap him with ichthammol. On catching snot nosed horses: Perhaps adding a Vet Check in advance would help, though -- that is, to even begin the race. That would certainly be simple to establish and accomplish. There is a thorough pre-race vet check...the night before. It's called "vetting in" If you are new to endurance, but you are coming from the position of an "equine professional" you may have some insight that will be very helpful to us...but if you haven't done endurance before, we may be able to show you some situations you haven't seen and we may both give the others more insight. If I'm wrong, I apologize. I don't go searching someone's record to "dis" them...more to see where they're coming from. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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