Giving your horse a break from training can result in a healthier, happier horse--if you do it correctly.  

"It's important to periodically back off from training, whether the athlete is a human or horse," says Trisha Dowling, DVM, MSc, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVCP, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

A marathon runner,

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