Practical training with the heartrate monitor

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This is the follow up webinar to the "Understanding the use of a heartrate monitor" Webinar, both are fine as stand alone, but are very much part of each other if you really want to know about how to really make the best of riding with a heartrate monitor. The first was all about the different monitors available, what it can measure and some theory about physiology of the horse.
In this webinar we are going to use the monitor, working with baselines, the effect increased intensity of work has and how to work with training phases and perhaps if at all needed, with some interval work.

I specifically address how hill work can create it's own low speed high intensity work and how you can combine that to high intensity work on the flat (which is what all apps and monitors are really designed for). I have used my own horses for a few case studies to make it really understandable.

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Understanding the use of a heartrate monitor

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I have done 2 webinars about heartrate monitors (I had to: too much to tell you and both are still long ;) ) Both are fine as stand alone, but are very much part of each other if you really want to know about how to really make the best of riding with a heartrate monitor. This is the first, about different ways to measure heartrate, which systems are available (at the moment of recording, end of 2022), combining systems if you want more.

I also discuss individual range of heartrate, maximum heartrate, VO2max and the training zones often given by apps. To really understand how a heartrate monitor can be useful in training for endurance it is good to know what the aerobic threshold is (and the anaerobic threshold) and what happens within the horse when these are reached. The last thing i discuss is monitoring your horse's fitness levels by using (standardised) fitness tests.

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Train smarter 2. Train, check, rest, repeat

2022-12-11

This is the second webinar in a trilogy about "Training smarter, not harder". In the previous one we focused on how every horse is different, because of its ability, its weaker links, circumstances and management. 
In this recorded webinar we will go into what training actually is, how we know we are actually training, how much rest our horse needs after a training and when we are ready to train again, or "just work" our horse.

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Intro series 4: Turning theory into actual training

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This is an introductory video about Series 4 where we "Turn theory into actual training". We apply everything we have learned in the previous series to know how to use suitable training techniques for our individual equine athlete.In this series we learn how to make the all important training schedule (our own, not copying someone else's!), but we ...

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TTAT6 How do I know my horse is fit enough for my goal

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So how do you know your horse is fit enough for the goal you have set? I'm afraid you'll never know for sure until you try… But I will show you some indicators about how to have a pretty good idea of how you are doing and what to check in this tutorial. You can never pre-empt everything that will come your way on a ride. But if you train well (usin...

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TTAT6 - How do I know my horse is fit enough for my goal

TTAT6 - How do I know my horse is fit enough for my goal

So how do you know your horse is fit enough for the goal you have set? I'm afraid you'll never know for sure until you try… But I will show you some indicators about how to have a pretty good idea of how you are doing and what to check in this tutorial. You can never pre-empt everything that will come your way on a ride. But if you train well (usin...

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TPFE6 Combining different stimuli

TPFE6

Most of the time we are using one stimuli (or I should really say: change one stimuli), but there are reasons to combine more than one, ideally not within one ride, but in consecutive workouts. Sometimes you have to because it is part of your particular situation, but if you are in that situation it is vital to understand that your worklo...

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TPFE6 - Combining different stimuli

TPFE6 - Combining different stimuli

Most of the time we are using one stimuli (or I should really say: change one stimuli), but there are reasons to combine more than one, ideally not within one ride, but in consecutive workouts. Sometimes you have to because it is part of your particular situation, but if you are in that situation it is vital to understand that your worklo...

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