Monthly Archives: January 2010
Guest Post: Pacing during rides
| January 8, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Lucy Chaplin Trumbull posted this wonderful e-mail on the yahoo group new 100 milers list. It was in response to the question: For riders that finish in the middle or toward the back of the middle of the pack, what gait do you use most during a ride? Is it 80% trot and 20% canter […] more
Fit to Ride Part 6: Rider Prep and Conclusion
| January 7, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
One of my favorite phrases in the book is on the prep of the rider versus the horse. Because of the physiological differences between humans and horses, their conditioning programs will be very different. It is a “…true art to to prepare both, then bring them together to perform as a team.” Beautiful….. There is […] more
Fit to Ride Part 5: Speed Training
| January 6, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
A bonus post today since part 4 was so short! Speed training is done ONLY after the long slow distance (LSD) is completed. Fartleks versus IntervalsBromiley does describe some interval training (not as in depth as Tom Iver’s books), however seems to favor Fartlek workouts. She states that some horses don’t do well in interval […] more
Confessions of a Non-Horsey Person
| January 6, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Product Reviews |
(guest-posting by blog owner’s mother) I suppose the ratio of horsey people to non-horsey people in my family was about normal. I think my dad was somewhat of a horsey person, but my mom wasn’t. My two sisters were horsey people, but my brother and I weren’t. I definitely wasn’t. I didn’t dream, think, or […] more
Fit to Ride Part 4: Muscles
| January 6, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
Fit to Ride by Bromiley contains a very technical section about muscles and muscle development, including addressing fatigue in your conditioning program. Even with my background in this, my eyes glazed over. Handy as a reference to refer to if I was trying to diagnose a problem in the future….. There are different types of […] more
Fit to Ride Part 3 – Skeletal
| January 5, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
There was a high emphasis on blood tests to evaluate condition that I must admit I yawned and skimmed my way through…. On to the bones! First Phase of ConditioningShe mentions “Wolff’s Law”, which I first heard about in Tom Iver’s book. She goes on to say that the skeletal system adapts to the increased […] more
Fit to Ride Part 2 – Judgements
| January 5, 2010 | Posted by Melinda under Uncategorized |
When I read a book, I usually look for key subjects that will let me guess whether the author and I share the same stance on key issues. My three horse “philosophies” that I feel most strongly about are: Young horses should be turned out as much as possible and with other horses to facilitate […] more
