Fittening work?

[MissSBird]

Hi

Novicy question but I'm just not sure on how much fittening work will be needed and what sort of program to follow.

My TB was averaging an hour a day for 4/5 days a week, with the odd hack going up to 2 and once 3 hours. She wasn't overly sweaty or breathing heavily and I was happy with her level of fitness.

Then she went mildly lame which we've been fighting now for 4 weeks and finally seem to have got on top of. During that time she was in for 5 days and has been out in the field 24/7 for the rest of the time.

At the advice of my vet I've been riding at walk for 10 minutes over the last 3 days in the soft school and as she has stayed sound I've now got the go ahead to start increasing the work load and bringing her back into work.

We only do the odd dressage/showing competition so I'm not looking for her to be event fit, just don't want to risk pulling muscles or hurting her.

So any advice for a program for her?

Thanks guys, and sorry to keep bombarding you with simple questions.

 

[angiebaby]

My fitness programme was, 6 weeks of walking ( he had had an op) increasing to hour a day, then introduce trot, starting with small bursts in an hours hack. Increased to trotting up to five minutes. No canter work for me for four months which is nearly up.
I only hack, 6 times a week up to three hours with an hour lesson a week. After 10 weeks he is pretty fit, and can easily do 10 miles

 

[kellyeaton]

i would walk on the road for 30 mins every other day then increase it to an hour every other day then go to a hour 6 times a week then start increasing to trot and do a lot of hill work no cantering tho!