NEW: make your training schedule

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Making your training schedule can be hard: how much should you train, what rides to do, what about tapering, rest and other things you need to consider to compete your horse happy and healthy? Groen Equestrian can help. We have a lovely package to help you:3 recorded webinars and 2 30 minute face2face zoom sessions to give you the th...

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MEH10 The unusual endurance suspect

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Another recorded webinar for you, all about the different types of horses doing endurance and how you can adapt your training and goals accordinglyAll horses can do endurance! But we just have to understand the differenced in their athletic ability and train accordingly. 

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CIE4 Riding in training and riding at the competitive ride

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You would think that you would ride the same as you so in training as you would when competing and this can be the case, but it needn't be. Especially for longer distances that have more challenges you would want to make sure you keep your horse with enough energy to finish the ride safely. In our training we should primarily focus on stamina train...

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Train smarter 1. Every horse is different

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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! 

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Endurance: Step by Step - Introduction video

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 Do you want a structured approach to doing endurance in a happy and healthy way?  Every year I run an online endurance coaching program and with the new section on the website it is now possible to run the online endurance coaching on the website.   The online coaching program has existed for about 10 years now. First in D...

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Free endurance library series!

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STARTING WITH ENDURANCE When you become a (free) member of the groen Equestrian Endurance community (just sign up via this tab: Become a free member or log in if you have subscribed before) you can view a lot of free content:Information about Esther Groen and all her horsesIntro's for all the series in the libraryInformation about the "Enduran...

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TTAT8 Training with a heartrate monitor

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Using a heartrate monitor can give you vital information about your horse, about his general wellbeing, training and fitness levels. In this tutorial, I will discuss different uses for your heartrate monitor using a baseline, understanding zones, Vmax and average heartrates. And of course recovery.  I will also tell you about the limitations h...

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TTAT8 - Training with a heartrate monitor

TTAT8 - Training with a heartrate monitor

Using a heartrate monitor can give you vital information about your horse, about his general wellbeing, training and fitness levels. In this tutorial, I will discuss different uses for your heartrate monitor using a baseline, understanding zones, Vmax and average heartrates. And of course recovery.  I will also tell you about the limitations h...

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TTAT4 Turning the schedule in to day to day work

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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...

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TTAT4 - Turning the schedule in to day to day work

TTAT4 - Turning the schedule in to day to day work

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...

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TTAT3 Making a training schedule

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How to make the training schedule: Once we have done all our preparations we can start working on the training schedule that brings is to our goal. In series 3we have talked about all the theory for training, but we will quickly look back at the phases of the season, the stimuli to use and how to increase the overall intensity bit by bit ...

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TTAT3 - Making a training schedule

TTAT3 - Making a training schedule

How to make the training schedule: Once we have done all our preparations we can start working on the training schedule that brings is to our goal. In series 3we have talked about all the theory for training, but we will quickly look back at the phases of the season, the stimuli to use and how to increase the overall intensity bit by bit ...

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ITEH3 Muscles Type 1 and 2

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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...

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ITEH3 - Muscles Type 1 and 2

ITEH3 - Muscles Type 1 and 2

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...

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TPFE5 Intensity of training

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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...

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TPFE5 - Intensity of training

TPFE5 - Intensity of training

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...

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TPFE4 Endurance stimuli

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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 ...

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TPFE4 - Endurance stimuli

TPFE4 - Endurance stimuli

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 ...

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PYUS7 Setting feasible goals and long term plans

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Goals! Plenty of those, I want to do 160 km!  Oh wait, do they need to be feasible? I'm afraid that goals are not the same as dreams… But we can all dream of course, and try to make them true. I have done it, so why wouldn't you too? But we have to start small, learn about our capacities and take steps up every time. It takes a minimum of...

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PYUS7 - Setting feasible goals and long term plans

PYUS7 - Setting feasible goals and long term plans

Goals! Plenty of those, I want to do 160 km!  Oh wait, do they need to be feasible? I'm afraid that goals are not the same as dreams… But we can all dream of course, and try to make them true. I have done it, so why wouldn't you too? But we have to start small, learn about our capacities and take steps up every time. It takes a minimum of...

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