Re: Always negative (815 Views)
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Thehoarsehorseplayer (IP Logged)
Date: May 07, 2009 02:26PM
Well, anybody that runs, runs through pain all the time. And most would concede the harder the surface the achier the run. By itself this means nothing, but in the context of my argument my point is running on hard dirt, rather than grass, adds another level of physical stress to the equation. Unless, I'm mistaken, I thought the purpose of synthetic tracks, was to reduce shock induced stress on the horses. Less stress,less aches and pains, fewer breakdowns, or so the theory goes. Or, in other words, dirt tracks were causing too much stress on the horses.