Saratoga Rachel 2010

Princess Doreen · #1 07-12-2010, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jballscalls

i dont follow NY seriously, but what does handily mean there? it's ridiculous to me that at some tracks Handily means under a bit of urging, and at some tracks it means no urging at all.

i think So cal switches handily and breezing by how we label it here in the NW

"A handily or in hand work means the horse was going easily and didn't need much urging. A horse that works handily or in hand is one that is full of run and wants to run. A horse that is breezing is being urged to move faster by the rider. Of the two workouts, the H is more impressive because it usually means a horse is full of run."

http://ezinearticles.com/?Horse-Raci...Hand&id=923429

NTamm1215 · #2 07-12-2010, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess Doreen

"A handily or in hand work means the horse was going easily and didn't need much urging. A horse that works handily or in hand is one that is full of run and wants to run. A horse that is breezing is being urged to move faster by the rider. Of the two workouts, the H is more impressive because it usually means a horse is full of run."

Where did you get that quote from?

NT

dalakhani · #3 07-12-2010, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Where did you get that quote from?

NT

I was wondering the same. I always thought a "breeze" was when the speed of the work was gradually increased from a gallop with the fastest running for the last 1-2f of the work.

"handily" I thought is when the horse is asked to maintain a tempo throughout the workout and often the horse is encouraged throughout the work to maintain that speed.

Of course, I don't work horses so this is gleaned second hand.

herkhorse · #4 07-12-2010, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Princess Doreen

"A handily or in hand work means the horse was going easily and didn't need much urging. A horse that works handily or in hand is one that is full of run and wants to run. A horse that is breezing is being urged to move faster by the rider. Of the two workouts, the H is more impressive because it usually means a horse is full of run."

http://ezinearticles.com/?Horse-Raci...Hand&id=923429

i always thought the opposite.

SuffolkGirl · #5 07-13-2010, 03:00 PM

Love the picutres Doreen, keep them coming.