Re: RC: re: Stride Length

[BMcCrary27@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/23/99 7:34:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
keishastar@juno.com writes:

<< So does this mean that the 14.2 hand mare I have, that has been clocked
 at 17 mph with a bicycle, and who prefers to trot than canter, shouldn't
 be going so fast? >>

I don't feel qualified to give advice, but in my experience, this is just 
what happened to me.  My smallest horse was clocked with a truck at 13 mph on 
an XP ride along a dirt road.  I can't remember whether this was his very 
fastest, but probably nearly so.  He, too, prefered to trot, as did the other 
two horses I mentioned.  They all had good bone and hoof size, but they did 
hyper-extend at the fast trot.

BMc


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