Caring for Driving Horses
Driving horses, whether pulling a plow, going for a pleasure drive, or competing, face health considerations similar to and distinct from those of typical sport horses.
Driving horses, whether pulling a plow, going for a pleasure drive, or competing, face health considerations similar to and distinct from those of typical sport horses.
A horse’s body has about 700 muscles. By understanding how muscles produce movement, you can formulate training and rehab strategies.
An equine sports medicine specialist shares how footing can impact soundness and offers footing selection advice.
Elite eventing rider Boyd Martin describes conditioning for Olympic horses, focusing on physical and mental preparation for Paris 2024.
The steps you take to care for your horse both immediately after a competition and once you’re back home are important to his athletic longevity.
In a research review, scientists found that longer, less intense warmups might improve horse performance and well-being.
Varying the surfaces on which you exercise your horse can help produce a strong, well-rounded equine athlete.
Learn how to safely improve your horse’s fitness all week on TheHorse.com. Sponsored by NexHA.
Learn how champion Western riders select the perfect mount, train and condition him properly, and manage his health so he delivers his best in the show pen.
Create a systematic training program to help you and your horse reach goals while minimizing your horse’s risk of injury and mental burnout.
Helping your horse develop balance, core strength, and range of motion can be the key to injury prevention and better performance.
How to help performance horses of all types reach peak fitness.
A horse’s ridden or competitive career doesn’t have to end after an osteoarthritis diagnosis. Two experts on older horse care share tips for conditioning these animals.
Water treadmills and swimming can be useful when rehabilitating or conditioning horses. Learn how to choose the right option for your horse based on your goals.
Managing the magnitude and frequency of limb loading is key to keeping horses—particularly racehorses—injury-free.
Feeding hard-working endurance horses is as much art as it is science. Our sources walk you through an endurance horse’s diet, from conditioning to post-race.
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