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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay
The horses may use just as much effort, but the fact is that they are not hitting the ground nearly as hard because the surface has so much give it it. If that were the case, horses would suffer just as many or more injuries on the dirt surfaces. Concussion injuries often involve soft tissue. I know because I've been there and done that. Therefore, this is not the reason that soft tissue injuries would occur on the synthetic surface. I may agree with Cunningham Racing in the end too, but not for the reasons that you stated because he stated different reasons. In no way can training over polytrack equate to swimming in a swimming pool. Totally different.
The main reason he stated that would hurt a horses soft tissue is the same reason that helps my jumpers over the surface so much. The horses tend to shift more of their weight to their hind end because they have so much bounce, which is why trainers are now seeing more soft tissue problems in the horse's hind ends when training over this surface. Also, I didn't know until he told me that the horse's slip over the surface easily and the surface breaks underneath them. Those are other reasons for the soft tissue injuries in the hind end.
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I'm going to agree to disagree with you... it's tough to explain what I'm talking about on a message board in words.
I stand by my original opinion. I think that this surface will have a huge affect on the thoroughbred industry. Only time will tell what KIND of affect it will be, but I'm going to guess that it won't be a good one.
I'm out...