More Conclusions

What may occur in bone during speed work and afterward involves so many factors, I am thinking the best that can be done is to look at two adjoining fibrils or a fibril array. For this I go back to the Max Planck illustrations.
The image at left shows the outer surface of a single fibril. The black banding are the calcium blobs on the outer skin of a mature fibril. May we think when two are pressed together there will be some tendency to "adhere" merely base on physical layout. There's chemistry also and how these outer materials would react together in continual squeeze and release mode over the speed work, and then again how both structure and chemistry would resist inertial forces to return to normal post race.
A hypothetical fibril array is shown at left. The green fibrils in the "C" indicate the nano spacing between fibrils which is almost infinitely small. Yet, you can see theoretical spacing of the circular fibrils on the very left. If we take our hand and squeeze and release repeatedly we can consider what might occur.

However, looking at the "level 4" image above we also take note that "fibril array patters" can take many shapes, and therefore, quite obviously, squeezing is going to have different effects depending on the initial shape and constitution of the particular array.

Next post I will outline "all" of the processes that I believe are involved that result from speed work, and note here that I am concluding possibly the foremost of these is "rearrangement" of the micro structures into ad hoc formations that will increase bone strength. Correct training will "align" the micro structures in certain directions for optimal fracture resistance.

Training:

Wed. June 16: Off. Heavy rain.

Thurs. June 17: A day of wind and sun combine with thick grass allow us to take the horse around twice. The last heat was about 50% gallop on good behavior. With deer jumping all about in the high grass, good behavior is what it's all about at the moment with our freakball. Good to finally have a good enough surface to gallop on.