bca13
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Vet said I need to ride my newly diagnosed ems pony as much as possible. I was wondering what other people do in terms of type of ride, what you do in it and how many days a week do you ride? tia
Exercise regime
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Cob Life
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I do one jump, 2 pole work, 2 flat, sometimes 3 flat. I’d like to hack but our situation just means that it’s not safe for me to do so.
im not really a jumper so he works much harder in the flat work/pole work than he does jumping. 1 flat session will be lateral work then the next day will be long and low getting him to stretch
im not really a jumper so he works much harder in the flat work/pole work than he does jumping. 1 flat session will be lateral work then the next day will be long and low getting him to stretch
HappyHollyDays
Slave to a house cat, 4 yard cats and 2 ponies
Winter regime for my EMS pony has just started and he is hacked out two afternoons a week, 2 mornings a week and is ridden and leads my other one around the block twice a week. On Sundays we go to the gallops, riding club pole work clinics or a longer hack. This summer he has done at least two fun rides a month and ground permitting we do much faster work. I don’t take him in the school and he doesn’t jump. He is fully clipped, rugged and out at night.
Polos Mum
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I'm trying to shift weight on mine and doing lots of reading it seems like fast work - lots of cantering and not coming home until they are sweaty and have had a good puff makes the different. Hills are good if you have them locally
NLPM
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I recommend this book all the time - promise I don't work for (or know!) the author, publishers etc. It is just a very useful book (title is a link to Amazon)
Equine Fitness: A Program of Exercises and Routines for Your Horse - Jec Aristotle Ballou
Having said that, when I Googled it then a lot of free resources came up that looked quite good! My vet said 15 mins a day of trot is needed to shift weight, so we do that - hacking, lunging, schooling... It sounds like nothing but when we started I was surprised at how much it was! (I use Equilab to track). I rarely school two days in a row and never do pole work more than once a week, because of hock issues. Trotting can be quite intense/hard work on their legs, so I pick my ground carefully and warm up well.
Equine Fitness: A Program of Exercises and Routines for Your Horse - Jec Aristotle Ballou
Having said that, when I Googled it then a lot of free resources came up that looked quite good! My vet said 15 mins a day of trot is needed to shift weight, so we do that - hacking, lunging, schooling... It sounds like nothing but when we started I was surprised at how much it was! (I use Equilab to track). I rarely school two days in a row and never do pole work more than once a week, because of hock issues. Trotting can be quite intense/hard work on their legs, so I pick my ground carefully and warm up well.