tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977400976507800225.post4812367536357883155..comments2017-09-24T06:56:54.944-07:00Comments on The Science of Horse Training: Interval Training an Iron Horse, with PPsBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01925835645395247607noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977400976507800225.post-38904575952660497372013-04-03T11:31:18.491-07:002013-04-03T11:31:18.491-07:00I find your views interesting I find your views interesting tim ritcheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977400976507800225.post-29573713533400326662011-02-20T07:43:10.147-08:002011-02-20T07:43:10.147-08:00If a horse takes 14 days to get back to work he ha...If a horse takes 14 days to get back to work he has lost much of the benefit of his race.<br /><br />If he NEEDS 14 days to get back to work then he wasn't fit to run.<br /><br />I think [hope] some of the quotes attributed to trainers are misinterpretations or misunderstandings:"I don't know what you think you heard but I do know that's not what I think I said".Disgusted of Tunbridge Wellsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977400976507800225.post-21911133266489080182011-02-10T07:00:53.261-08:002011-02-10T07:00:53.261-08:00from Tom Ivers way back in 1994:
Experimenters on...from Tom Ivers way back in 1994:<br /><br />Experimenters on the Thoroughbred side have produced a Japan Cup winner (Stanerra [Ire]), a 1:33 miler (Jondolar), stakes winners (Saratoga Passage, Image of Greatness, The Very One, and others), and a lot of winners since 1982. The goals were always the same: safety and better performance. Preserve and enhance.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925835645395247607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977400976507800225.post-60316462955272457082011-02-10T04:08:12.620-08:002011-02-10T04:08:12.620-08:00BinMar, I agree.
Modern methods of conditioning h...BinMar, I agree.<br /><br />Modern methods of conditioning have led us to the Ragozin bounce, or the 'didn't fire' excuse that has become so prevalent among trainers. <br /><br />Pletcher is correct when he states his stock performs best with 60 days between races, because they take at least 14 days after a race before they are fit enough to go back to the track for a breeze. <br /><br />No Triple Crown champs followed that pattern, none. And we won't have another until someone goes back to the methods of the Hall of Famers.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925835645395247607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977400976507800225.post-25238997148908109322011-02-09T22:58:19.741-08:002011-02-09T22:58:19.741-08:00Racing Titbits, How do you explain 9 starts in a r...Racing Titbits, How do you explain 9 starts in a row with no big interval between races, and no drop in performance? <br /><br />My reasoning is, maybe a fitter horse has a greater chance of staying sounder. I sore up when I significantly do more than my body has been trained to handle. As long as, I build up slowly, I can gradually do more with no pain. Run only 1 mile a day for months then all of a sudden run 5 miles. There is a greater chance that you will be sore/lame/in pain the next day, take your pick. Slowly build up to 10 miles a day than run 5 miles; it will be a walk in the park. I believe horses that run within their fitness level should stay sounder. Horses that exert themselves greater than their fitness level have a greater chance of getting hurt in the process. These unfit horses need the break in between racing to fix the damaged caused by the race. If they were fitter, there would be less damage, and hence less the need for a break. Fitter also implies not being over-trained. Over-training will lead to pain.BinMar Racingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-977400976507800225.post-48254864018739641562011-02-09T15:07:15.420-08:002011-02-09T15:07:15.420-08:00This horse profiles as a sore horse. Where i come ...This horse profiles as a sore horse. Where i come from that means big intervals between racing. Then punch 3 in quick time.St.Paddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015912239120662263noreply@blogger.com