Re: Determining conditioning distances

[truman.prevatt@netsrq.com (Truman Prevatt)]

>Is there some formula that can be used to determine how far you have ridden
>during a normal conditioning ride?  (ie a good, working walk for X minutes
>= X miles, a good working trot for X minutes = X miles or some such
>formula. ;-))  It sure would be nice to know how far I'm going on any given
>day.  How do you know when you're conditioned well enough to enter a
>competition?

I learned a trick several years ago from a veterian rider.  I condition by
time at a given heart rate range rather than by milage.  For example an
hour of between 130 and 150. As the horse becomes better conditioned then
he will go farther at the same heart rate.

Truman



Truman Prevatt
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