
A Lesson in Equine Exercise Physiology
Horses have evolved for speed. They have thin bones, thin tendons and all their muscles up near the body, to allow their legs to move very fast. That’s why the Thoroughbred is such an elite athlete.
Horses have evolved for speed. They have thin bones, thin tendons and all their muscles up near the body, to allow their legs to move very fast. That’s why the Thoroughbred is such an elite athlete.
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian