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I recently realized that Dr. Deb Bennett has updated her classic article on skeletal development in horses. I was searching for it and most of the internet links I found for it were bad links. So, I ended up on her main website, were I was pleasantly surprised to see that the article had been [...]

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Here’s what a racehorse use to have to be fit enough to do:
1. The horses shall run four miles (over undulating terrain, on turf), and the winer shall be recorded.
2. They shall then rub for half an hour.
3. They shall then run a second heat of four miles, and rub for half an hour.
4. They [...]

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Most everyone knows that it doesn’t do any good to beat a dead horse. No matter how hard you beat, you’re not going to be able to convince him to load up into the trailer, jump that 2 foot oxer, or perform any other sort of task.
(Most) people these days also realize that it doesn’t [...]

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