tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post2410501375638802191..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: An interesting article on training by Les SellnowJacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-67447902725097311162009-06-19T14:35:29.426-04:002009-06-19T14:35:29.426-04:00I did 12 miles on Rocky yesterday and figured I...I did 12 miles on Rocky yesterday and figured I'd get in about 25 to 30 miles on him total this week if I include the arena work too. We've been working up to this for a few weeks now. I'd like to get him up to doing about 50 miles a week total for a few weeks before deciding if I want to take him on an endurance ride again. I probably won't take him on a longer than 12 to 15 mile ride if he's holding together good for 50 miles in a week. Once he does that, I'll know he's ready to do a 50.Karenhttp://www.enduranceridestuff.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-54347682098310460992009-06-18T20:47:38.777-04:002009-06-18T20:47:38.777-04:00the longer I do this (and no - I haven't been ...the longer I do this (and no - I haven't been doing this very long at all so this is NOT the last word on this I'm sure) the more I become convinced that the key to doing endurance is rest. I spend more time planning rest periods, days, and weekends, than I do actual conditioning rides. Since I have errored on the side of more rest, I have been much more sucessful in completing rides and no burning out/injuring horses. I think the line between injury and being in endurance conditioning is extremely fine. The difference between a good endurance horse and a not-so-good one, might be their ability to get fit and stay fit on less miles so you are further from the over-riding "line". I found that my standardbred, to get to endurance shape (50's) was also very very very close to the injury/overriding line. Keeping my arab fit requires less and as a result I have more "wiggle" room while doing rides. <br /><br />This has just been my experience in a very very limited amount of time though - I don't even have my 2nd mileage patch. My opinion might change in another 250 competition miles, or when I finally manage to reach my first 1000 mile horse medallion (yes, it will happen).Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.com