On Thu, 29 May 2008 15:31:51 -0700 "Kathy Mayeda" <klmayeda@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>It's also the biomechanics of sitting in the saddle at
the walk vs. posting or half-seat at the trot. I'm always a lot sorer
myself after an all-walk ride than a fast trot ride.
Also, the horse's leg has a spring like apparatus that is like jogging on
a trampoline, it returns some of the energy at a trot but not a walk. I had to
learn that just because *I* can't hold a continuous jog very well without
walking didn't mean my horse couldn't.