Re: trot versus gallop

[DMAJICC@aol.com]

Corkey,

       I also have an Arab that would rather gallop/lope during a long ride.
I find that his big trot on the HRM reads between 118 and 120 when we gallop
it goes to about 105 to 100  he can keep this up for over a mile if I let him.
My concern is he always wants to go on the left lead when we do this.  I will
change leads and he will bump me back over to the left.  He was laid off for
about four mo. this season beause of fluid filling between the legimet and
tendon sheith.  I think I created this problem when we did the AppleGate
Lassen 250.  Question I it wrong of me to make him use the lead I want when he
is tired?  Would this cause him to interfear?  I am new to this and am in a
learning mode.  Though I think I will always be learning at this.

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