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- From: dianem@boi.hp.com (Diane Mathews)
- Subject: Conditioning old horses
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- Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara Division
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:58:28 GMT
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- This is sort of an extension of feeding older horses.
-
- My old horse and i were recently reunited. She wasn't worked while we were
- apart, and i am in the process of reconditioning her. Is there any advice out
- there for such?
-
- Here is what i am doing:
-
- What i am doing is watching her weight, watching what goes in and what comes
- out. I'm taking it pretty easy on her. Most days we do a 20 to 30 minute
- workout, w/ occasional days off. After 8 weeks of slowly increasing the amount
- of time working i have noticed a firming in her muscles, and slightly less
- stiffness. I'm patterning our workouts w/ what we used to do before i had to
- move away and couldn't afford to bring her along yet.
-
- The plan is to continue on like this, adding in some of the occasional
- dressage/agility exercises. I'm not interested in competition, perfection,
- etc w/ her, so we have all the time in the world. It's just that if she's in
- decent shape she will probably be more comfortable. Having had her for a long
- time, and seeing her every day, i'm pretty aware of her mood. I can tell when
- she's having good or bad days. (They're mostly good :-)
-
- If anyone has any insights or suggestions, please respond! She was stumbling
- a little before we parted, and stumbles more now. I've received quite a bit
- of input on what could be done. It appears to be more a matter of conditioning
- than anything.
-
- Thanks,
- Diane
-
- Samantha - 1/2 Percheron,1/2 Morgan mare
- Mister & Quad - white collies
- Spot - the cat (black)
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