CIE5 Ride strategy

CIE5

Riding to win will require a different strategy (and training) on your ride day than riding to finish (though for me the latter is always my primary aim). Whilst riding to win can bring out the ultimate competitor in you, and perhaps your horse, you do need to keep an eye on riding to finish well. In this tutorial, we will focus on optimising your ...

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CIE1 The endurance ride day

CIE1

Let me talk you though a day of an endurance competition. If you have done endurance before you already know how your ride day will look like, but even then it's always good to know more, right?  In this tutorial I will talk you through the preparation, the day itself and what to do after. Signing up for your ride will be different per co...

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Welcome to the Groen Equestrian Endurance Community

Welcome

I'm so glad you are here!  You can now see all the free video's I have made (and there will be more later on) What we have so far: A video to tell you about the Online Endurance coaching Endurance: Step by StepInfo on all the tutorials that will be in this GE Community virtual library: an overview of everything but also some int...

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SWE4 Starting endurance with an adult horse

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This is the fourth tutorial in the free introductory series "Starting with endurance" called: I want to start to do endurance with my adult horse  Most people have a horse that they ride/hack/compete and decide to try endurance. So they have a go with a horse that has some (or a lot) of basic fitness. Be warned! Endurance is highly addict...

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SWE6 The difference between 1 day and multiple day endurance

SWE-multiple-day

This is the sixth tutorial in the introductory series "Starting with endurance" called: The difference between 1 day and multiple day endurance If you have already done a bit of endurance, and/or are wondering what would be your challenge to progress. Of course, you can progress in distance (and after that in speed), but you can also decide to...

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RUNNING UP THAT HILL: Exercise physiology Pt1: the importance of warming up for our energy stores

 As an equestrian sports coach (focusing on endurance) it is always interesting to visit rides without taking part as a competitor. Crewing or volunteering can give fascinating insights into what some endurance riders get up to. It helps me finding issues people might need help with, and I can give something back to the ride organisers that ar...

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