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2. 20 walk, 6-4 min trots, 2-3 min canters, 10 trot, 20 walk
3. 20 walk, 7-5 min trot, 3-3 min canters, 10 min trot, 20 walk
4. 20 min walk, 8-6 min trots, 3-4 min canters, 2 min run ( for the anerobic
exercise ), 10 min trot, 20 min walk
5. 20 min walk, 9-7 min trots, 3-5 min canters, 3 min run, 10 trot, 20 min
walk
6. 20 min walk, 10-8 min trots, 3-6 min canters, 4 min run, 10 trot, 20 min
walk
I plan on doing each phase for about 4 weeks. I am at 7000' elevation and
train up to about 9000' and can't find a place WITHOUT hills!!!! I ride
everyother day and have some rides that are just relaxing rides, and also
some longer rides, but would this be a good interval traing program to
follow?? And still have the relaxing rides and different varations besides
just this schedule? Gosh I hope that make sense!!!
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Ok, this is a good attempt at a progressively loaded, comprehensive
conditioning program. What's missing in the exercise prescriptions is the
"speed" or intensities of the various exercises.
I have some difficulty understanding your workouts: "5-3 min trots (ex. 3
trot, 3 walk is one set)"--does that mean you're doing 5 sets of 3 X 3min
trots--15, 3 min trots in all?
Anyway, I would attempt to build distance first, at a modest rate of speed. I
would not use intervals while building distance. The purpose of intervals is
to deliver a larger volume of more intense work than could be done if the
whole distance were attempted at once. For example, your horse may not be
capable of cantering 15 miles in 45 minutes, but may easily deliver 3 X 5
miles (at 15 minutes) with 10 minute active rest periods between. If your
goal is sustainable 3:00 miles, then that would be the way to attack them.
Early on, though, there is no need for IT because you're not doing that "hot"
a workout. What you want to do is build mileage, then intensify that mileage.
You've assigned four weeks for each of your 6 IT stages. I'd say, take the
first 3 stages and combine them into daily (or weekly) mileage (LSD)
building, with two days a week being your "long" days. That's your first 12
weeks. As you build your distance capablility, you can introduce some short
intensity as you go along, on the days you're not going "long", but nothing
so tough that it would require intervals to accomplish. I'd be working all
gaits, except full gallop, from the get-go.
During the second 12 weeks, you're going to come into the situation where
you'll not be able to deliver enough miles (your own time constraints) to
ensure your horse is adequately prepared for 25s and 50s--unless you increase
the intensity of the work you're doing above and beyond what will be required
in the ride itself--less mileage at higher intensity will still deliver the
fitness you want. This is where you'll eventually have to use intervals.
But, at this point, there is no way to predict what mileage you'll be doing
at that time, or how fast that work will be going, or over what kind of
terrain--hopefully you have a heartrate monitor so that the intensity of your
work will be measurable.
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