Re: mileage/conditioning

[mkgehrin@n-jcenter.com]

I've been wondering the very same thing namely that the downplaying of
25 mile rides may encourage people to take unfit horses and ride them
too hard. I live in Florida where deep sand and hot, humid temperatures
are an issue and you could mess up a horse pretty good riding him 50
miles in those conditions with insufficient training.  Horses do get
pulled for metabolic and lameness problems even at the 25 mile level
around here.  Better to go slow, be safe and not blow your horse up in a
couple of years, I think.

Karen
Ormond Beach