This is a 6-year-old 2020 blog that I have updated a bit. The curse of the curves is about my ever-ongoing consciousness of my weight. I'm not the lightest. Not the shortest either, though for Dutch standards I'm pretty average. In the UK however I seem to tower over many of my fellow endurance riders. The topic of rider w...
Day 3: Rider Task: Reflect on your own role as a rider, manager, and partner. What are your strengths, and what areas could benefit from further development? This could include riding skills, training knowledge, mental challenges, fitness or weight, or even time management. We as riders (and carers) of our horse influenc...
This webinar is part of 4 webinars to get ready for your upcoming endurance season. This is the 2nd webinar in the seriesIn this one we are starting to look forward to our upcoming season. Taking into account what we have done previous year and what we have learned from evaluating and assessing. Our action list and weak links will to a large ...
This is the first in a series of articles I wrote for the EGB endurance magazine in 2023. I have added it as a blog as well for you to enjoy and use. You can find all follow up articles in the Free GE Community, so have a look there for a lot of information. I (well, really hubby and me ? ) bought a new car. Our older (very fuel-efficient) diesel n...
They say oxygen is the source of life ,and of course that is correct, (nearly) all metabolism needs oxygen to perform. So we could say: More oxygen = better performance We could have a huge heart, the best muscles for the job and an unlimited supply of fuel. But without the oxygen, and with that the lung capacity to get oxygen to t...
They say oxygen is the source of life ,and of course that is correct, (nearly) all metabolism needs oxygen to perform. So we could say: More oxygen = better performance We could have a huge heart, the best muscles for the job and an unlimited supply of fuel. But without the oxygen, and with that the lung capacity to get oxygen to t...
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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The first of a trilogy or webinars on how to train smarter, and not harder. To start training right for your horse you first have to know your horse.
But of course you know your horse! But do you? In an endurance sense? There are so many factors that are part of how your horse can do (or will do) endurance. Every horse has different intrinsic abilities (i.e. a different combination of heart, lungs, types of muscles and thermoregulation). Every horse is built differently, moves different, and we all ride a little different as well!
How you train, and whether you are doing too much or not enough will be different per horse and also for your goal… A cob training for a 40k in hills can find the work as hard as an Arab that is working to a 120k at high speed. How they train is different (or should be different). But all need to work via the same principle: prepare...
How you train, and whether you are doing too much or not enough will be different per horse and also for your goal… A cob training for a 40k in hills can find the work as hard as an Arab that is working to a 120k at high speed. How they train is different (or should be different). But all need to work via the same principle: prepare...
Tracking and logging! But that's not all, we need to interpret what we have done as well. We have to prepare our horse correctly for what is coming. Logging is the way to see what we are doing, if we are staying near our schedule and whether we are progressing or lacking behind. You can use a diary, or a spreadsheet to log, or use the Groen Eq...
Tracking and logging! But that's not all, we need to interpret what we have done as well. We have to prepare our horse correctly for what is coming. Logging is the way to see what we are doing, if we are staying near our schedule and whether we are progressing or lacking behind. You can use a diary, or a spreadsheet to log, or use the Groen Eq...
So now we know how to make the training schedule we can finally get started with training! But how does the schedule actually work on a weekly base? When do we train, when do we rest, and is there anything in between? I'll explain about all in this 4th tutorial. Because it is super important to realise not all your riding needs to be...
So now we know how to make the training schedule we can finally get started with training! But how does the schedule actually work on a weekly base? When do we train, when do we rest, and is there anything in between? I'll explain about all in this 4th tutorial. Because it is super important to realise not all your riding needs to be...
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...
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...
Here you can find your workbook for series 1 to structure your season. You can download and print it if you like, or use it as a guide to write out the assignments in your own way, to give structure for your upcoming season. Download PDF File Here To make your ride plan I have prepared an excel sheet for you. The firs...
Here you can find your workbook for series 1 to structure your season. You can download and print it if you like, or use it as a guide to write out the assignments in your own way, to give structure for your upcoming season. Download PDF File Here To make your ride plan I have prepared a excel sheet for you. The fist ...
Thank you for purchasing this series of tutorials with some vital structure and help to start preparing your upcoming endurance season. I am so happy you are wanting to learn more about endurance and how to do it in a healthy way.I hope this series will give you the right start for your season. Endurance is an amazing sport, both for horse and...
