| Just my suggestion but one to two hours of ring work a day sounds like
a great deal of ring work...I would be afraid that the horse would
become very dull. Even the one I have in show training doesn't work
that long in the ring.
May I suggest you speak to some of the trainers for Arabs, Nancy, and
see how they do their conditioning. Arabs have a tendency to get board
very quickly from the experience I have had with them.
If you want some contacts, please give me a call.
Good luck
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| I agree about the ring work, my horse gets 1 hour a week in the ring.
The rest is spent out on the trails. Trail riding can be very valuable
training time, we work on bending, flexion, and collection, while going
down the trail. The terrain determines what you can do. As far as
conditioning, the horse can guide you. Watch how they sweat, and out of
condition horse will be foamy and smell bad when they get hot. A
conditioned horse will sweat clear and not smell. I always start with
slow walks quitting when the horse gets hot. Build from there as far as
speed and distance, always quitting when the horse starts to tire.
There is no set formula, different breeds and different horses within a
breed will do more exercise on their own, and be able to do more
faster. To little is better than too much, attitude of the horse is
determined by how hard he is pushed.
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