33 Strength and Fitness Workouts for Horses: Practical Conditioning Plans Using Groundwork, Ridden Work, Poles, Hills, and Terrain

Jec Aristotle Ballou's book provides a guide to fitness gains for horses, with 33 workouts to help achieve performance goals without tension or boredom. It is essential for both performance and longevity and is a fundamental piece of any conscientious rider's training plan.

Format: Spiral bound
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 14 June 2024
Publisher: Quiller Publishing Ltd

Fitness is essential for both performance and longevity in horses, and equine training and conditioning expert Jec Aristotle Ballou has provided a book that takes the guesswork out of fitness gains. The 33 workouts in these pages help accomplish the performance goals that many riders strive for but fall short of reaching—stronger, more agile, and more balanced horses. They do this by circumventing the tension, both physical and mental, that often spoils conditioning attempts made within a discipline-specific or skill-based training session. By providing the right amount of stimulus while avoiding boredom, fatigue, and habituated neuromuscular patterns, Ballou's workouts lead to positive physiological gains. With easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and clear illustration, this book is a fundamental piece of any conscientious rider's training plan and a key component to keeping horses performing happily for more years of their lives.

Weight: 519g
Dimension: 178 x 216 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781910016664