Blog Post #13 - Summary of Hoofing It

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For Blog Post #13 I have selected one of the longer articles from my Annotated Bibliography Blog Post #10 to summarize using the method detailed in our textbook.

I will summarizing the article "Hoofing It" by Lexi Pandell which originally appeared in Wired Magazine.

1. Paragraph Summaries.
1. Historical review of the 2014 Triple Crown chase up to the Belmont.
2. Results and comments after the race.
3. Introduction to topic of post-race recovery and synopsis of race schedule.
4. Review of the 2015 Triple Crown chase up to the Belmont.
5. Clinical analysis of high-intensity exercise recovery for humans and equines.
6. Issue with equines and recovery.
7. Clinical review of what an equine goes through after a race.
8. Recovery differences between humans and equines.
9. Introduction of the issue of bleeding in equines and the use of Lasix.
10. Issues with the use of Lasix.
11. Joe Pagan's solution to offset the use of Lasix.
12. Possible result of Pagan's solution.
13. Difficulties associated with the third leg of the Triple Crown.
14. Continuation of the difficulties particularly towards equines.
15. Benefits of not competing in all three legs of the Triple Crown.
16. Skeletal microdamage during racing.
17. How the equine body copes with this damage.
18. How Lasix effects how the equine body recuperates.
19. Correlation between recovery and strict schedule of Triple Crown.
20. Recap of the possible outcomes for the 2015 Triple Crown.
2. Revise list to consolidate issues/ideas
1. Competing for the Triple Crown is a grueling task that requires its participants to be at their best to handle the rigors of the fast-paced race schedule that minimizes recovery time for the participants.. The favored method by trainers in the United States of preparing and keeping an athlete sound with the use of Lasix is a double-edged sword but there are possible solutions that may lead to increased health and safety for the horses.
3. By taking out the historical/current picture preamble I believe I have focused down to the main point of emphasis.
4. For my peer comparison I looked at the work done by Brandon Goldenberg. He has put a lot more information into each of his paragraph summaries whereas I kept mine to one sentence. I see both ways being valid depending on the style of article you are summarizing. For both steps 2 and 3 I see similarities in our approach the difference being he added comments in step 3 where I did not. I like his approach and would use a similar style to his in different situations (i.e. using a subject I am unfamiliar with; lengthy paragraphs). Highlight of main topic is key to both of the blog posts.