Would you take into consideration that a smaller
handier horse will be able to handle the technical, rough terrained trail vs. a
long legged racing type? I have seen some small compact horses just float
downhill, but my long-legged guys don't do as well in this department. But
their long legs serve them well on less challenging terrain and they have
speed. Oh heck, my long legged guy may not be good on downhills, but he
can power up a hill like crazy.
well, this is what you say, but a good horse remains a good
horse and stays versatile, in a hilly race or in the deserts of the UAE. The
riders (the blessed one for sure) living in hilly areas just go to the beach
to practice long canter sessions, or to the racetrack (what I
do).
To condition on similar terrain or
conditions as the ride you are competing in. Where we ride horses in
the Bay Area is really pretty hilly or mountainous, so we have to really
look for flat land to train for a ride in Dubai. (Not that I ever went to
Dubai, but I know a couple of people who did). The horses (and you)
use different muscle patterns while going fast on flat land, vs. powering
up a hill. A flatland horse will have trouble on hills unless they
get hill training and vice versa.
K
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Message ----- From: "D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson"
<liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx> To: <Leonard.Liesens@xxxxxxxxxxxx>;
<ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <PFmorabs@xxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday,
October 08, 2007 8:42 AM Subject: RE: [RC] French system
>I
wouldn't want to train my horses on flat lands > unless that is the only
option that I had. I have > found being up in the higher
elevations has > conditioned my race horses far better than being
in > the lowland. > > Also, Merced County, CA is FULL of
flat sandy loam > soil. As is most of the central valley of
CA. Then > there is Arizona, New Mexico, and most of the
south > east. Unless you are in the higher elevations of >
those states with their red clay. At any rate...who > would want
to train on flat, sandy soil, all of the > time and why? > >
D'Arcy > > > D'Arcy L. Demianoff-Thompson >
liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx > > > > >
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