What Type of Exercise Suits Your Horse Best?

Jec A Ballou

Published on: 10/12/2024

This allows muscle fibers and energy systems to be recruited, taxed, and then recover. The body absorbs the exercise stimulus this way as opposed to just tolerating it. There is a big difference between the body adapting to training on a weekly basis versus going through the motions without underlying physiologic changes.

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Horse Heart Rates and Training

Jec A Ballou

Published on: 18/02/2024

While dressage— and other arena sports— places relatively low aerobic demands on horses, emerging studies have shown that occasional exercise at higher heart rates may improve muscle function.

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