Re: RC: Cantering

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

The heartrate will come down with increased fitness which can be best achieved by
lots of LSD (meaning cantering).  The heart is a muscle and needs to be developed
like any other muscle and will become more efficient with more work.  Steve and
Dinah have a state of the art treadmill and do lots of it, I assure you.

Read Tom Ivers' book "The Fit Racehorse II" and you will learn TONS about proper
conditioning the RIGHT WAY.

Teddy

Cowgirgoof@aol.com wrote:

> Steve Rojek and his wife Dinah just rode the Fla 3-day 100 almost completely
> at the canter. I'm pretty sure Steve thinks it's the most efficient gait as
> well.
> As long as they are conditioned for it and have a nice canter, it's a snap
> for most...
> Incidentally, they passed me on the third day while I happened to have my
> horse in a nice easy canter, and asked me why I didn't use it more often.
> Guess I'm still just stuck in that old-fashioned thinking that the trot is
> the most efficient gait. My horse can do an easy trot with a heart-rate of
> 98-109, but when he canters it goes up to 126 even though his canter is
> "sweet" as Dinah Rojek put it.
> I plan to start incorporating more cantering soon though and see if I can get
> the HR down.
> Becky & Moyle Miles
>
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