ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] crosstraining

[endurance] crosstraining

Karen Steenhof (ksteenho@eagle.idbsu.edu)
28 Nov 1995 13:37:05 -0700

I've been interested in the several posts about using dressage to
improve the performance of endurance horses. I've been cross-
training in dressage for several years now, but I've reached the
point where I have several questions for those of you whose
horses have progressed beyond training level.

Is it possible to compete successfully in both endurance (50-100
mile rides) and 1st or 2nd level dressage on the same horse
during the same season?

If any of you have done it, what is your training schedule?

How do you maintain weight on a horse that will be acceptable in
the show arena while keeping the horse fit enough to do 100-mile
rides?

Does muscle development produced at 2nd level (and higher) work
ever interfere with a horse's ability to do long distance at
speed?

Thanks for the input.

Karen Steenhof
Boise, Idaho