TheMule
Well-Known Member
Great post..
We know trotting on the road causes higher concussion to the joints than walking. Fact.
Do we know for a fact that it causes damage, as some people seem to be asserting? I'm not aware of any long term study that has recorded the exact levels of road work that horses have done and linked that directly to unsoundness of the joints.
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But you don’t need to study that exact thing to know that long term excessive concussion on the limbs will cause joint problems. There are many, many studies to prove that (some in horse, loads in other species)
You can go round and round in circles arguing about what is or isn’t excessive which is why a certain 'safe' parameter is set such as 5minutes.