Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter?

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Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter? Moderators: luluwhit, gotothewhip, cindyt, crossspur, ForumAdmin Jump to page :	Last activity 2015-01-23 5:55 PM 5 replies, 3287 views View previous thread :: View next thread
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PalominoLuvr2241 Reg. Feb 2010	Posted 2015-01-22 3:35 PM Subject: Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 442	Hi, I have been riding my mare for the last 5 weeks getting her back in shape before the winter races. I was just wondering if any one had any tips or exercises that would help her get in the best shape so she is ready to run. She is 15 this year and I am willing to do whatever it takes to keep her in good shape to avoid any injuries. Any ways to build her topline and strengthen her hind end? I love learning new drills! Thanks!
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imturnin3 Reg. Apr 2010	Posted 2015-01-22 3:53 PM Subject: RE: Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter?
Extreme Veteran Posts: 477 Location: Lost in the swamps	Long trotting with their heads long and low builds topline and gets them to propel with their hind ends
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dream_chaser Reg. Jun 2006	Posted 2015-01-22 4:15 PM Subject: RE: Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter?
Chasin my Dream Posts: 13651 Location: Alberta	The book 101 Arena Exercises by Cherry Hill is a great resource! While I have a English background so it interests me I also put up obstacles cone, poles etc when I can to work my horses around.
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CanCan Reg. May 2004	Posted 2015-01-22 7:06 PM Subject: RE: Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter?
Keeper of the King Snake Posts: 7622 Location: Dubach, LA	Don't do those drills they show in that barrel magazine. You'll make your horse mad and might get yourself dern-near thrown.
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astreakinchic Reg. Sep 2011	Posted 2015-01-23 7:49 AM Subject: RE: Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter?
Expert Posts: 1611	If she's 15 I'd be ponying her at a trot and lope. Walk to warm up and cool down. Might breeze her out once every two weeks and find you a hill for under saddle work. On an aged open horse I wouldn't be doing any drills or exercises unless they had a problem or was one that required tuning to run a time. Doing drills or exercises can just cause problems if you don't understand what the drill is trying to accomplish. You can frustrate your horse and yourself in the process. Plus those hard moves and stops will take a toll and your conditioning routine does the opposite of what you wanted: it'll just make her more sore for your runs.
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cavyrunsbarrels Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2015-01-23 5:55 PM Subject: RE: Anyone have some good drills, exercises, etc to get horse in good shape after winter?
Red Bull Agressive Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota	Mine has had the last 4ish months off. I am just starting to get him in shape again. I started with lunging him in a Chambon, then just getting on and walking for about 10 minutes. I'm alternating lunge sessions in the Chambon and riding, slowly building up the time and intensity-especially long trotting. I also like to use poles and I have a western dressage exercise book so I plan to work on some exercises from that. Edited by cavyrunsbarrels 2015-01-23 5:56 PM
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