Charlie with the long sought after cooler

Charlie with the long sought after cooler
Spring NWEC 2013 Novice

Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Jack Le Goff's horse conditioning

Condition hot horses with long distances at slower speeds; easy going horses get shorter distances at faster speeds.
If not quite sound, replace speed work on flat with slow uphill work.

Condition is four weeks of legging up, then galloping.
  Walk/longe variation for 20 minutes for two weeks.
  Trot for 2-3 minutes, then 3-4 minutes six days a week.
  By end of fourth week, trot is 4-5 4 minute sessions.
  Don't jump or formal train dressage in four week period.

Galloping work for young horse:
  Monday:  Hack/dressage
  Tuesday:  Jump
  Wednesday:  Dressage
  Thursday:  Jump
  Friday:  Dressage
  Saturday: Gallop
  Sunday:  Off

Galloping work for experienced horse:
  Monday:  Hack/dressage
  Tuesday:  Gallop
  Wednesday:  Dressage
  Thursday:  Jump
  Friday:  Dressage
  Saturday: Gallop
  Sunday:  Off

Gallops:
  1 - 1 1/2 miles at 400 mpm
  2-4 minute rest
  If first set easy, do again

Gallops are double distance of competition.
Prelim usually 2 miles at 520 mpm, so:
  375-400 mpm for 4 miles
  Once recovers well, decrease distance, increase speed
  Gallop before competition:  2-3 trot sets for 5-10 minutes, 1 mile gallop at 450 and increase to 500, two minute break, one mile gallop 500 increase to 600 mpm

Intervals can go up to 4
Distance up to 2
Decrease rest length
Increase speed over 7-8 weeks
Don't condition more than test demands

Do hack work day after gallop; can replace gallop with cross country or steeplechase
 
Three-four weeks before major competition, compete.

Rest period of three weeks, can do light hacking but no mental work.

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