Re: RC: Rest time??

["Tina Hicks" <tina@liveonthenet.com>]

I don't know about this test but I do know I was very suprised to read 
and learn how much longer horses hold their conditioning versus 
humans. As a sometimes aerobics instructor I am amazed at how 
much difference I can tell in me when I miss a few workouts - yet 
Tony always felt strongest about a week after he came home from a 
ride and had been on pasture rest.

Made me a real believer in rest - especially for a seasoned 
endurance horse.

Tina

On 27 Dec 99, at 22:26, Dot Wiggins wrote:

> A long time ago, more than ten years I think,  there was a report of a
> test done with Standardbreds taken right from successful racing efforts to
> total stall rest.  At the start of the test each was tested on a treadmill
> for speed and fittness.   At regular intervals some were retested.   The
> results seemed to show that there was continued  improvement in
> performance  up to about 14 days of stall rest,  then leveled off (I don't
> remember for how long) before they began to drop off in the ability to
> perform.
> 
> Seem to remember this was done in Sweden,  anybody else ever see this?
> 
> If this was a valid test it may indicate that a couple weeks off between
> rides for a fit seasoned horse could be useful.   I would pasture rest
> rather than stall, of course. My horses never seem to go backwards when I
> do this.
> 
> Anybody else with some thoughts??     Tom, did you ever hear about
> anything like this?
> 
> Dot Wiggins
> 
> 



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