tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post8722016270233515210..comments2023-09-09T05:35:11.672-07:00Comments on Boots and Saddles: Fit to Ride Part 3 - SkeletalMelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-8204116965884326262010-01-05T22:18:22.186-08:002010-01-05T22:18:22.186-08:00Ooooh, yall are so smart - books can be borrowed! ...Ooooh, yall are so smart - books can be <i>borrowed!</i> ~C, I'd love to work my way through your library. Aarene, I had kind of forgotten that libraries borrow from each other - thanks!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-14630771405212117612010-01-05T18:37:56.977-08:002010-01-05T18:37:56.977-08:00Funder, if you want, I have a pretty extensive lib...Funder, if you want, I have a pretty extensive library you are MORE than welcome to borrow from. I'll send you a private email of the titles I have. I can bring it to work and get it back to you that way. I have ti's The Fit Racehorse II as well as several endurance specific titles. Plus a whole huge binder of useful stuff that I've printed and filed.<br /><br />I also DO have a ti endurance horse conditioning post - specifically geared toward prepping a horse for a COMPETITIVE 100-mile ride. I haven't looked at it in a while (too regimented for me, and unapplicable) but I believe he talks about or at least alludes to some of the early conditioning.Tevis Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172396968690778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-55619089600515602052010-01-05T17:07:09.024-08:002010-01-05T17:07:09.024-08:00Funder, don't forget that you can ask your loc...Funder, don't forget that you can ask your local public library to borrow books from another library (I checked, Reno NV libraries don't carry any Tom Ivers titles). There is usually no cost, although some libraries will ask people to pay shipping for a book sent from elsewhere. <br /><br />Most public libraries don't carry his stuff but they can borrow it from an academic library that does have it!AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-51758897517784771352010-01-05T14:10:50.845-08:002010-01-05T14:10:50.845-08:00Well, Amazon has it used. Under $10 including shi...Well, Amazon has it used. Under $10 including shipping from a couple of US vendors. I may pick it up!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-5467600188186441962010-01-05T14:03:03.294-08:002010-01-05T14:03:03.294-08:00Funder - I have another Tom Ivers book in teh queu...Funder - I have another Tom Ivers book in teh queue to be reviewed, so if you can hang on for a few weeks, there may be anotehr book option for you to consider.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-78319407844564302842010-01-05T14:02:20.848-08:002010-01-05T14:02:20.848-08:00Funder - If you can find this book used or at a re...Funder - If you can find this book used or at a reasonable price (it comes from the UK so it can be a bit pricey) I do reccomend it. The caveat is as I posted in part 2 - I wouldn't take everything in it as gospel truth unless you are able to substantiate it from an outside source. However, the rest of the information in it seems quite good and useful. It certaintly is the most comprehensive conditioning manual for the eventing sport I've seen in a while, and eventing (long course) has similar fittness expectations as endurance....<br /><br />No book is going to be perfect, but if you are willing to do your own leg work to confirm information and spend some time understanding difficult concepts (parts of this book read like an physiology text book), ths book may be a good fit.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-37584989629505502012010-01-05T09:56:05.697-08:002010-01-05T09:56:05.697-08:00Ergh, obviously I mean I wish he'd posted fewe...Ergh, obviously I mean I wish he'd posted fewer than 15,000 messages.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-61486179323729351162010-01-05T09:54:00.253-08:002010-01-05T09:54:00.253-08:00This is really good timing for me, too. Dixie is ...This is really good timing for me, too. Dixie is pretty much finished with the LSD, and now I have to figure out what to do next. The AERC handbook is pretty comprehensive, but I can't just read one thing and follow it. I have to read a bunch of things and synthesize the best ideas!<br /><br />I keep thinking about getting the ti racehorse book. But she's not a racehorse. I wish he'd written an endurance horse book, or he'd NOT posted 15,000 messages online so I'd have a shot a reading through them!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-67639188221732891932010-01-05T08:26:55.678-08:002010-01-05T08:26:55.678-08:00I'm glad to be reminded of this stuff -- I lea...I'm glad to be reminded of this stuff -- I learned it years ago from ti and others, but haven't revisited recently...and probably should, since I've got a young mare who will start endurance training this year >knocking wood<<br /><br />It does reassure me that the last two years with the mare weren't wasted (although I wanted to start endurance with her and encountered setbacks from my life), because that whole time we were stressing and building bone. <br /><br />Okay, so that's a good thing! Onward! I'm enjoying your reviews, Mel.AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.com