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...

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...

jTime for a bit of exercise physiology made simple. In this tutorial I'll explain how training actually works, what a stimulus is and to use it correctly. I'll let you in on one of the most important things about training: without rest, your training has no effect! I will tell you about which stimuli I use to work on increasing the workload of the ...

jTime for a bit of exercise physiology made simple. In this tutorial I'll explain how training actually works, what a stimulus is and to use it correctly. I'll let you in on one of the most important things about training: without rest, your training has no effect! I will tell you about which stimuli I use to work on increasing the workload of the ...

Training never just begins full out. We have to prepare the horses tissues for what is coming later on. In this tutorial I will explain the different phases I recognise and use in my training approach so that the horse will work in a safe way towards a peak fitness for the goal(s) we have set.  I categorise the work in 3 major stages: &nb...

Training never just begins full out. We have to prepare the horses tissues for what is coming later on. In this tutorial I will explain the different phases I recognise and use in my training approach so that the horse will work in a safe way towards a peak fitness for the goal(s) we have set.  I categorise the work in 3 major stages: &nb...

  In this first tutorial I will try to help you think about what qualities your horse might have, by explaining more about what are the "endurance" factors in an athlete .And as there are many forms of endurance, the intrinsic genetic inheritance your horse has been given through its breed and parents need not limit what you can do togeth...

  In this first tutorial I will try to help you think about what qualities your horse might have, by explaining more about what are the "endurance" factors in an athlete .And as there are many forms of endurance, the intrinsic genetic inheritance your horse has been given through its breed and parents need not limit what you can do togeth...

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...

This is the third tutorial in the introductory series "Starting with endurance" called: What do I need if I want to start doing endurance?  Guess what ;) You need a horse to do endurance.  Besides that, it really is not that complicated or expensive to start, though there are some gadgets that can help with training and rides. And of...

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...

 This is the seventh tutorial in the introductory series "Starting with endurance" called: The difference between national and international (FEI) endurance  National level endurance is the endurance of the country you live in. It has national rules and usually distances go from 20 to 160 km and usually also some options for multiple...

This is last tutorial in the introductory series "Starting with endurance" called: What makes a successful (major distance) endurance horse?  Has the endurance bug bitten? Or are you quite a competitive person and want to try and really go for it? In that case you might need that really talented endurance horse (or perhaps you already hav...

This picture (photo by Ruud Overes) is so very special to me. It is the finish of my 1st 160 km ride in 2013. I was the only one to finish, we were 6 combinations starting out and I just had a few minutes of the maximum time allowed left to finish.The horse is Shadiya, a Russian bred power mare with plenty of stamina, but not a great recovery in he...