Re: Keeping weight on

[Samm C Bartee <bartesc@mail.auburn.edu>]

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Hey guys, I'm not Tina and this was a post from Tina that started this.
She's out of town on business and won't be back til next week...so...


> Is it possible that you're over training?  Or that you need a varied
> conditioning program?  I've found that the "lively and energetic" horses
> don't usually need as much physical conditioning as they do mental
> conditioning.  If the horse does a decent job of keeping himself physically
> fit, then you have more time to keep a back up horse fit, (I need that
> second horse in training just to keep ME fit), etc.

I know that Tina doesn't over train. She does have a decent training
program, but usually that means a good ride on weekends and maybe an easy
two evening rides.  Maybe..depending on her work schedule:-)  

I do know that over conditioning is a real problem. I did that to my horse
way back when...looking back, it's amazing I didn't kill poor Revel with
all I "knew" hehe

But I can tell you that Tony is not over conditioned.  He gets a lot of
good care and he gets ridden a fair amount, but I sure wouldn't say 1 long
ride and 1-2 short rides per week were over riding.  


samm