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[RC] Judgment Call - Mike LewisMy mare completed the FITS 25 miler last weekend, but had some swelling on her right/front lower leg after the ride. I noted that she felt slightly "off" about halfway through the ride, and suspect it was due to pounding on a harder surface than we're accustomed to (we only have sand in my area to train on.) The Sand Hill Stampede is THIS weekend. I have given my mare light groundwork nightly since Monday night, and she seems happy and pain free. The swelling on the leg was gone the day after the race despite an 8 hour trailer ride home. My judgment says that she would benefit from the conditioning she would gain if I went ahead and gently rode her in the Sand Hills 30 mile ride at a noncompetitive pace. Very interested in other folks' thoughts, though, as I don't want to give her too much work too quickly and end up with an injured horse and a lost endurance season. She has had about 100 miles of racing and conditioning in the past month after coming off of a 2 year "break." Thanks for any thoughts... Mike =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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