Exercise schedules

[Huckleberry Hooves]

I thought that we could share our schedules for our minis to keep them in shape! It might help other people I certainly would appreciate it!
I usually lunge 2x a week, jump 1-2x a week, and go for long walks out on the cranberry bogs any other days. Of course they get a day off too! I also do ground work as a warm up for work outs.

 

[Northwolf]

Great idea to share the exercise schedule!

I've different schedules for different horses and it depends on the season what we are doing.

Our winter training in jan/feb (I always track all workouts):

Moony, 9 years old, gelding, 34"
- 2x driving (always warmed up with a short walk before hitching!)
- 3-4x running 5-10 miles
- 2-3x walks in the woods (with climbing)

Teddy, 11 years, stallion, 32"
- 2x driving (with warm ups before)
- 3x running ø 5 miles
- 3-4x walks

In summer season, we usually do more drives, hikes and longer runs. Sometimes (1x a week), I lunge them. They have 0-1 days off a week or at least 1-2 days a week without hard work, just doing relaxed walks to keep them motivated. Sometimes, I work them twice a day, but this is an exceptional case.

Summer training we did in aug '18 (Moony):
- 3-4x driving
- 2x walks
- 1x running
- 1x ground driving or lunging

 

[Huckleberry Hooves]

Great idea to share the exercise schedule!

I've different schedules for different horses and it depends on the season what we are doing.

Our winter training in jan/feb (I always track all workouts):

Moony, 9 years old, gelding, 34"
- 2x driving (always warmed up with a short walk before hitching!)
- 3-4x running 5-10 miles
- 2-3x walks in the woods (with climbing)

Teddy, 11 years, stallion, 32"
- 2x driving (with warm ups before)
- 3x running ø 5 miles
- 3-4x walks

In summer season, we usually do more drives, hikes and longer runs. Sometimes (1x a week), I lunge them. They have 0-1 days off a week or at least 1-2 days a week without hard work, just doing relaxed walks to keep them motivated. Sometimes, I work them twice a day, but this is an exceptional case.

Summer training we did in aug '18 (Moony):
- 3-4x driving
- 2x walks
- 1x running
- 1x ground driving or lunging

Awesome! I’ve just restarted one of my mares with a sled and she’s doing great! I will be adding hay to the schedule as well!