Posted 2015-03-25 8:31 PM Subject: Best Conditioning Routine
Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
Posts: 13315 Location: East Tennessee but who knows?!
What type of exercises do you use specifically for strengthening / hardening of the tendons and legs?
I've got a horse that stamina-wise he's good. He's out every night on a hilly pasture and plays a lot so he doesn't get winded easily and he recovers quickly. But I wonder about how conditioned his tenddons, etc are and I'm wanting to focus on that more to avoid injury.
Posted 2015-03-25 8:38 PM Subject: RE: Best Conditioning Routine
Shelter Dog Lover
Posts: 10277
My vet posted an article that working your horse in deep ground will strength tendons and also work in small circles that mimic a barrel turn to condition muscles and tendons, he said just a few circles, don't over do it.
Posted 2015-03-25 8:47 PM Subject: RE: Best Conditioning Routine
I just read the headlines
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Conditioning is do confusing sometimes. I have been told the opposite - harder ground conditions the tendons/ligaments and deep ground is good for muscles and wind. Also I read if your horse has longer Pasternak stay away from deep ground and if your horse has steeper/short pasterns stay away from hard ground. The reasons were deep ground is harder on the soft tissue and the harder ground was harder on joints. Like I said it can be confusing
Posted 2015-03-26 9:19 AM Subject: RE: Best Conditioning Routine
Elite Veteran
Posts: 617 Location: London Ontario
I think if you can do a little bit of everything it will do nothing buy help. As said don't over due anything, but if you can walk/trot/lope in deep and hard ground, hills, long trail rides, breezing, hot walker, maybe a little cow work, over poles etc. The best horses I have owned I did everything with.
Best Conditioning Routine
