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Cohort analysis of this data set showed that, in previously untrained bones, accumulation of canter exercise increased the risk of fracture (P < or = 0.01), whereas accumulation of high-speed gallop exercise had a protective effect (P < 0.01). However, increasing distances at canter and gallop in short time periods (up to one month) were associated with an increasing fracture risk.

I wanted to requote the study, above, I posted. I want folks - anyone who rides or trains any horse that's reading this - to catch the marked significance and importance of that last sentence, regarding daily training patterns of young horses.

The take-home being: you need to give young horse bone the appropriate time to remodel and repair.

Doing so builds stronger, safer bone. Not doing so, does not.