In part 3 of our 3 part series on conditioning we take an in-depth look at high speed conditioning. If you missed the previous two parts to this series go ahead check out our articles on Long Distance Conditioning and Interval Training. What is High Speed Conditioning? High speed conditioning Read more
In part 2 of our three part series on conditioning we take a look at Interval Training. If you missed last week’s article on long distance conditioning check it out here. What is Interval Training? Interval training is the system of breaking a training session into shorter periods of training Read more
Last week I discussed the importance of conditioning. If you didn’t see that article check it out here. Over the next several weeks we are going to dive into a few basics methods of conditioning, how they can be implemented into your routine, and what they are useful for. The Read more
Most horse owners rarely think about their horse’s fitness level or try to actively improve it. Most of us just go about our ride working on training the horse to do his job. However, most of the training we are doing is asking the horse to carry himself better, which Read more
The barefoot versus shoeing issue is a long-standing one. Proponents of shoes will tell you that they keep the horses sound and proponents of barefoot will tell you that shoes just cover up the issues. Before we dive in I want to let you know that I am strongly in Read more
There is a common thought in the equestrian world, especially in the Bay Area, that horses should be kept in stalls. There is a large number of people that even believe that keeping horses in stalls is better than putting them out in a paddock or, dare I say it, Read more