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Originally Posted by Merlinsky
Maybe she could've gone faster, but that doesn't mean she's not expending energy at the end of, say the Oaks or the Mother Goose. Holding a horse back can wear them out in ways that aren't immediately apparent. She doesn't want to slow down, that's not her thing, and the process of trying to go faster when Calvin won't let her is going to be tiring to an extent. The day Rachel likes slowing down is the day PG1985 becomes the Queen of England.
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The more a jock asks a horse, the harder they're going to run. The harder a horse runs, the more it's going to take out of them.
06-13-2010, 04:57 AM
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