"He beat nothing"

[Dr. Watson]

Originally Posted by GBBob

umm..no..that's not correct at all

Many 2 year olds are 100% sound but haven't figured it out yet..Nothing to do with soundness

how are they going to figure it out by not racing? i dont see what is complicated about running. even for a horse.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Dr. Watson

how are they going to figure it out by not racing? i dont see what is complicated about running. even for a horse.

They figure out the basics in training..some are quicker than others. I agree that they 'learn" a lot from running, but the blanket statement you made about 2 year olds isn't right. They all don't progress at the same rate and you can do more harm running at two if they aren't ready then waiting until they are. The key is a strong foundation...if you can get that as a two year old by running..great..but if that horse is heavy, jumpy, stupid, immature, etc..then constant galloping, works etc will do the same thing.