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Right - now i don't want to sound stupid but..........I am aiming to do some unaffil eventing this season. I want to aim for the two day at stockland lovell. With the roads and tracks - what does that actually intail?? I assume it it over a set course on roads and tracks and you have to do it in a optimum time? I just want to make sure that i get her fitness right! Also how long is the steeple chase course, does anyone know?
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The SLM one is not very long and the times are easy going. The steeplechase is 2 circuits and again not very long. I do not think I worked much harder than I normally do to get my horse fit but then again compared to some poor overweight horses I saw eventing this year I have mine pretty fit. On whole phase A was about 15-20mins (walk/trot), Phase B was about 3mins (gallop) Phase C was about 30-40mins (small bit of walk but mainly trot/canter) and crosscountry was about 5 mins. (If doing above 3'0 it was Intro/PN time)
 
Yep I agree with LEC, with regard to the times and distances etc.

I've been two years now and found I was absolutely shattered before the start of the xc course and I was fairly fit. However, the year just gone I didn't feel tired at all with my normal eventing routine. Having said that I was just about the only one with time faults on the roads and tracks - oops, watch stopped working !

The steeple chase was 1 and a quarter times around the dressage field, which was over 5 chase fences.

If you are not used to it trotting and cantering for 30 to 40 mins is tiring, especially before a decent cross country course.

The biggest problem I found was that the ground always seem to be very hard and I'm not happy working hard for this long. They do put a lot of work in on the ground but when it's dry, its dry.

I also read there is going to be a 2 day at Pontispool this year.

It's a great experience though & I wouldn't have missed it for anything. Have fun!
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Hi

Thanks for all the info.

I know what you mean about the ground - it does get very hard down there.

I am looking forward to having something to aim for!

Will start the training then!! I should get down there a couple of times before that on RC camp so that will help.

Excited!
 
I've done the Milton Keynes 3 day event and the RC Horse Trials Champs a few times.

The MK 3DE was the first one, so I used Mary Thomsons' Eventing Yearbook, and followed her fitness schedule as far as I could bearing in mind having no school or decent hacking!

Rosie did really well, was fit as a fiddle through all phases and won a prize for the Best condition/fittest horse in her class so it must have worked!!
 
Oh great - i may have to look into getting that book. It's hard to know where to start isn't it? I think i need to get myself fitter too - amazing hopw out of breath you are after one round of xc!!! Let alone the other phases!
 
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