Conclusions Re Ossification/Calcification And Exercise
For the reader (hypothetically speaking), believe I'm honing in on the role of calcification/ossification. This was to be a post about conclusions, but then, in reviewing Hansma:
http://hansmalab.physics.ucsb.edu/index.html
I bumped into the term "biomedical bone research" where Hansma informs there are literally thousands of papers on this per year. Epiphany. You've got to know where to look. "Biomedical bone research" indeed googles to numerous bone papers, and RR becomes immediately distracted by a mountain of info. I'll be looking through these.
The blog question of the moment concerns the role of ossification/calcification in FR, whether this influences bone strength, and the extent to which the exercise program might affect this.
When we lay a horse off for a lengthy period, let's say 5 months, we might believe that in this lay off period there will be a reduction in cannon bone structure (and hence strength) due to lack of training. I have/had always had a vague notion that in the layoff period the cannon bone actually loses calcium and that on commencement of training we have to rebuild the lost calcium.
But, if we believe horse cannons lose calcium structure during layoffs, do we then have to also believe that horses rebuild this calcium structure when they get back into training--i.e. training causes calcification/ossification? If you believe one, you then must also believe the other.
BUT, is this what happens in the first place? After due considering I'm highly skeptical that the ossification process has much to do with FR, and will commence with these conclusions, next post.
Training:
Mon. 11/30: off
Tues. 12/1: On what I expect will be the last 60 degree day for quite a while--November temperatures were superb--Rod trots 5f before again throwing Mr. Nob. Without damage this time. Art goes 9f trot with a few f of gallop before also spooking in near dark. Both horses were then put in the paddock for riderless play for 10 min. They were into it with numerous full speed bursts.
http://hansmalab.physics.ucsb.edu/index.html
I bumped into the term "biomedical bone research" where Hansma informs there are literally thousands of papers on this per year. Epiphany. You've got to know where to look. "Biomedical bone research" indeed googles to numerous bone papers, and RR becomes immediately distracted by a mountain of info. I'll be looking through these.
The blog question of the moment concerns the role of ossification/calcification in FR, whether this influences bone strength, and the extent to which the exercise program might affect this.
When we lay a horse off for a lengthy period, let's say 5 months, we might believe that in this lay off period there will be a reduction in cannon bone structure (and hence strength) due to lack of training. I have/had always had a vague notion that in the layoff period the cannon bone actually loses calcium and that on commencement of training we have to rebuild the lost calcium.
But, if we believe horse cannons lose calcium structure during layoffs, do we then have to also believe that horses rebuild this calcium structure when they get back into training--i.e. training causes calcification/ossification? If you believe one, you then must also believe the other.
BUT, is this what happens in the first place? After due considering I'm highly skeptical that the ossification process has much to do with FR, and will commence with these conclusions, next post.
Training:
Mon. 11/30: off
Tues. 12/1: On what I expect will be the last 60 degree day for quite a while--November temperatures were superb--Rod trots 5f before again throwing Mr. Nob. Without damage this time. Art goes 9f trot with a few f of gallop before also spooking in near dark. Both horses were then put in the paddock for riderless play for 10 min. They were into it with numerous full speed bursts.
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