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- From: patty@alpha.larc.nasa.gov (Patty Howell)
- Newsgroups: rec.equestrian
- Subject: Re: Re: rec.equestrian.racing => rec.sporting.racing.horse
- Date: 18 Nov 1992 22:08:38 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA USA
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- References: <DOCONNOR.92Nov16083000@potato.sedona.intel.com> <21730025@hpcss01.cup.hp.com>
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- In article <21730025@hpcss01.cup.hp.com> twv@hpcss01.cup.hp.com (Terry Von Gease) writes:
- >>/ hpcss01:rec.equestrian / patty@alpha.larc.nasa.gov (Patty Howell) / 1:24 pm Nov 13, 1992 /
- >> You know, if they would only bank the turns, it would save a whole
- >> lot of fine young TB bones!
- >>
- >>patty@alpha.larc.nasa.gov
- >>
- >
- >Why? Most injuries happen on the straightaways when extension is at max.
- >
- >Terry
-
- Stresses are highest on the turns. Look at race car tracks, they're
- banked. Otherwise, the car would fishtail around the turn, right?
- Well, horses have one more way to counteract momentum - leaning into
- turn, shoulder first (race horses are almost leaning sideways
- coming around the turns) putting maximum stresses on their legs.
- Make sense?
-
- patty
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