How To Determine Frequency

The blog has looked at possible variables to determine how often a horse needs to breeze or race to achieve (and maintain) race appropriate fracture resistance. Racing's biggest problem and biggest question imo. The extent of the problem can be seen here if you look at the injury rates of these noted trainers as extrapolated from their websites:

http://ratherrapid.blogspot.com/2009/01/trainer-summariesa-continuing-post.html

Time, after more than a year of posts, to pull everything together and reach some conclusions, although I've yet to post on the crucial concept of "detraining", which means bone loss, and calcium loss over time, and will do that. But, believe to proceed I'm going to torture myself and read what has been posted and try to pull a few things together. I'll do that over the next days, and post the highlights. Then on to considering detraining, and reaching some conclusions.

Training:
Tues. 9/15:
Rod: we decided to back off just a bit after a tough training week for the horse. 3 miles riderless continuous planned to slow gallop, but the older horse kept taking off and so much of it was in :15s and some :14 spurts. Rod was into it, but we felt a little too much was done in this workout.
Art: swelling this morning from cut on right hind has by this evening ballooned so that the horse is unable to put weight on the leg.

Wed. 9/16:
Rod: due to the "too big" a w/o yesterday, it was decided to go 36 hrs. between w/o with Rod. We'll go in the morning. Hence technically a day off. Plan speed work for Friday. This horse could be 45 days from racing should we push.
Art: Tribissen antibiotic paste reduces the swelling by nightfall and he's walking comfortably. Should be able to do some riding tomorrow and we're back in business.