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[RC] Arabs off the track - k s swigartAlso, some theorize that the muscular imbalance can be caused by constant use of one particular lead (usually left) at the canter, which might also explain the lopsidedness of horses off the track. Horses on the track use both leads not just the left lead. Other than Quarter Horses that run really short distances down straight lines (about which I don't know enough to know if they change leads or not), all race horses that go around turns, even if they are all left hand turns, also use the right lead. It is a fallacy that US race horses only use their left leads just because all tracks in the US are pretty much left hand ovals. They use the right leads on the straight away...e.g. on the home stretch. They are probably better at making left turns than right turns, but this doesn't mean that they use their left lead more than their right lead. The horse can't run the race all on one lead...at least not successfully if it is going more than a quarter of a mile. It would wear them out and they would lose to horses that change leads. The shortest Arab races I know of are 4 furlongs (1/2 mile). That horse is gonna use both leads. The better it is at balancing between them, the more successful the horse is likely to be. kat Orange County, Calif. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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