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RE: [RC] 2008 WEC quals - Steph Teeter

The mare I rode had been in Malaysia (from Australia) for 3 weeks - and most
of that time she had been in transit to KL, and then from KL to the ride
site in Kedah.

There are some (Peter Toft for one) that think 3 weeks to acclimatize to
heat/humidity is adequate. The research that came out of the summer Olympics
in Atlanta also supports this.
Along those lines, the Malaysia OC is considering giving horses 6 weeks in
Malaysia before the WEC - but some (Peter) believe that anything more than 3
weeks may be detrimental - that the horse actually goes into a period of
physiological adaptation  - change - that reduces its peak fitness. I don't
know of any science to back this up, just horseman's 'gut feeling' perhaps.

Steph

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Teeter
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 6:07 PM
To: Sisu West Ranch
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Subject: Re: [RC] 2008 WEC quals


there has been alot of thought on this. with opinions ranging from 10
days to 3 months. oneRatTests have been done (the horse steph rode at
Kedah had been in country 6 weeks as I recall - brought in by Peter
Toff to test the acclimation a bit more).

On Apr 30, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Sisu West Ranch wrote:


Unless horses are very different than people, acclimatization to
drastic changes just plain takes time.  .....
I don't think FEI thinks this way.


they are trying to figure it out.

jt

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