Lockdown management of the older horse

Management during lockdown
So we are all in Victoria in the never ending lockdown. But how do we manage our horses?
Some of you might have school masters or older horses. So it is important to keep them moving and in regular exercise, but we don’t want to wear them out. So keeping them just ticking over will be good. Think about modifying your exercise to work on aerobic fitness to decrease any excess body weight issues while also managing the horses strength and mobility.
For the jumpers amongst us we may not want to be doing too much jumping. Using grid work and poles on the ground can be helpful to keep your eye on but also work on back strength.
With spring approaching this is the time to work on the basics and ensure we are getting all the body weight issues addressed before the spring grass becomes a problem.
Stay safe everyone and reach out to us if we can help in anyway.
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