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Tim Y · 04-02-2009, 08:24 PM

One aspect I find strange by its omission in this context is run up distance. Every one is always so so concerned (with good reason on the turf) of the amount of distance a horse runs before the timer starts.

That is a huge variable in a workout. I have seen some horses canter up to the point where the timer begins (unless it is a gate work, ALL workouts are timed from a running start) , others almost in a walk yet many others almost to top speed. That variability of run up is NEVER noted so that the variation of subsequent run can be huge.

One exercise rider often gets his mount almost to full speed about one 1/8th pole before the work starts. How would two works with the same final time be evaluated when one horse was barely on the go and another was full out when the clock began?

04-02-2009, 08:24 PM	#8
Tim Y turf historian Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6,455	One aspect I find strange by its omission in this context is run up distance. Every one is always so so concerned (with good reason on the turf) of the amount of distance a horse runs before the timer starts. That is a huge variable in a workout. I have seen some horses canter up to the point where the timer begins (unless it is a gate work, ALL workouts are timed from a running start) , others almost in a walk yet many others almost to top speed. That variability of run up is NEVER noted so that the variation of subsequent run can be huge. One exercise rider often gets his mount almost to full speed about one 1/8th pole before the work starts. How would two works with the same final time be evaluated when one horse was barely on the go and another was full out when the clock began? __________________ Albert Einstein:"The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind."