hmhhh... yes, what you say is true and it it what people
generally think. But there are so many exceptions to this rule. For example the
offspring of Amer are not tall but outstanding on the racetrack. There are also
many horses,compact and not long-legged, performing very well in the UAE. More
than the conformation, I would look the way the horse moves under the saddle and
his 'vital energy'. Going fast downhill is something we have to learn to the
horse.
From: Kathy Mayeda
[mailto:kathy.mayeda@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007
9:27 AM To: LIESENS Leonard (COMM); liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx;
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; PFmorabs@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: [RC] French
system
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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Original 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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