Designing a Fitness Plan That Actually Works for Your Horse
Published on: 27/06/2025
A tailored fitness plan helps a Quarter Horse recover post-injury with smart, effective exercises from Jec Ballou. No guesswork—just results.
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What if I Don't Have Hills?
Published on: 15/06/2025
When a horse is poised and directing his mental and physical efforts forward on his line of travel, he is in an athletic state. Until then, even well-chosen exercises will not create many results.
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What Type of Exercise Suits Your Horse Best?
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
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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