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 In addition to knowing when a horse is ready for 50 or 100 miles, it 
might be interesting to share what parameters many of you riders use 
that indicate when you yourself are ready to attempt an endurance ride. 
Heat tolerance, exercise tolerance, deydration tolerance, muscle tone, 
joint stability in the knees and ankles, ability to hike or tail with 
the horse, sleep deprivation----these are all factors that we must face 
out on the trail, and they may not develop to the levels we need them 
simply by conditioning our horses. Hal Hall has a great quote he uses to 
describe the Tevis trail that essentially applies to the endurance trail 
in general: "It's relentless in it's challenge, and unforgiving to the 
ill-prepared."  Anyone have any guidelines to share that work for 
them?   Dr Q

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