Muscle type 1 and 2 are also called red and white muscles, or slow and fast twitch muscles. I prefer type 1 and 2 because it leaves more room to distinguish the different abilities of especially the type 2 group. The type 1 muscle is really "the endurance" muscle, some horseshave a lot of this type because of their breed. But to use these...

Muscle type 1 and 2 are also called red and white muscles, or slow and fast twitch muscles. I prefer type 1 and 2 because it leaves more room to distinguish the different abilities of especially the type 2 group. The type 1 muscle is really "the endurance" muscle, some horseshave a lot of this type because of their breed. But to use these...

The intensity of your training is a good indicator of how hard the work/training you are doing is. It is very hard to properly quantify intensity though we try a little with heart rate monitors. I shall try to explain how we can understand more about intensity of work and how to use it in our training in this tutorial. As a rule you can s...

The intensity of your training is a good indicator of how hard the work/training you are doing is. It is very hard to properly quantify intensity though we try a little with heart rate monitors. I shall try to explain how we can understand more about intensity of work and how to use it in our training in this tutorial. As a rule you can s...

Let's get to the heart of the matter!  The heart really is the driving force for the type of equine athlete you have. A big heart can pump more blood around the body, and that will provide more oxygen to the muscles and help move cooler blood back from the skin. Usually you can say a bigger heart will have a lower rest pulse and a faster ...

Let's get to the heart of the matter!  The heart really is the driving force for the type of equine athlete you have. A big heart can pump more blood around the body, and that will provide more oxygen to the muscles and help move cooler blood back from the skin. Usually you can say a bigger heart will have a lower rest pulse and a faster ...

This video tells you all you can expect about series 3: Training principles for endurance. It is the theoretical framework for training, but I promise you I will not make it more scientific than I need to be.  My whole method of getting your horse fit is based on training and exercise physiology but translated into my easier and palatable...