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LabRat
Reg. Nov 2009
Posted 2014-06-06 9:13 PM
Subject: RE: Warm up routine


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Jenbabe - 2014-06-06 5:42 PM

I have a question about not loping as part of your warm up. Do you feel like you get your horse warmed up enough and its muscles loose enough without the loping? This was also the recommendation of a top trainer when asked about warming up hot horses. But with my Kinesiology background I am just afraid that the muscles aren't warmed up enough for a run if we don't do some loping. Any thoughts on this?

I agree loping is important and essential to a good warm up. I also believe a hotter horse needs to be loped, loped, and loped. This is what cutters do to bring those horses DOWN. Not only does it get them thinking but they are not bound up full of nerves, tight muscles and prone to injury. The problem is when competing, you won't always have the luxury of a nice loping pen for you to spend a good amount of time in.
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RunninOnARooster
Reg. Nov 2006
Posted 2014-06-06 10:58 PM
Subject: RE: Warm up routine



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Location: Peach State		I personally trot ALOT then lope till my gelding calms down a little (he's very hot too) do spiral down and out both direction. A few roll backs then the rest is walking and just sharpening cues and flexing to make sure he's loose. I do this about 50 before my run then get off and hand walk until my run. (Usually 2drags)

And depending on the season if it's cold a lot more trotting and stretching.
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