I see people do this all of the time!

[@lazygardens]

Years ago I was stuck in an airport, chatting with a man who had bucking bulls. He was sending one of his best bulls back to the ranch for a sabbatical because he was not at peak. He needed a pasture break.

[@lanimorris2462]

The same exact principles apply to showing dogs. I see people drill their dogs constantly, and the dogs quit having fun. I also take it easy on my top dog until it’s an actual show day. He gives me 100% because he knows I’m not going to ask him for it every day.

[@retiredairforce5111]

One of the best instrumental videos you have done. Saying what trotting vs loping does. When to train vs maintenance. I will bookmark this one!

[@catherinedemick1103]

Once my distance horses were in the competitive season, we did no big conditioning rides in between, like you said maintenance only. Each horse only has so many 50 or 100 miles to give in his lifetime

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

I say the same thing about our reining horses. A horse only has so many sliding stops and spins in them.

[@lotusflower2838]

Tim, the heart of a Champion you have, and the horses have the opportunity to be their best!

[@jennyrenken8451]

He is beautiful! Glad he has you to take him through to the finish!

[@kristinewarren1313]

Thank you for bringing this up. This is the same principle used for Valegro who won gold in Dressage at 2 Olympics 2012 & 2016 and other Int'l events.

[@ltningstrike]

Love me some Trigger- glad we got to see him again !

[@malindaryan2091]

Me too! I was so glad to see him!

[@shelm-b8p]

Before I started the video, I thought what I would say. We agree, I only said it in less words 😂

[@Joann-i5t]

EXCELLENT topic!! This video should be watched by trainers/riders across ALL riding disciplines. Thank You!

[@ilghad]

Excellent advice and thank you for breaking it down, thus easy to understand ❤

[@squeezebox7458]

Tim, you are an invaluable trainer! I just signed up to become. patron for you.

[@heidibujak5368]

Great advice and video. Trigger is gorgeous.

[@JohnAmidon-c6r]

Same is true of on-track Standardbreds. They all benefit from turn out time to freshen up if they've been training or racing hard for a few weeks.

[@gail2283]

Great advice - thanks fot the video. Tabor City, NC

[@pamprendergast3176]

Tim I kept my Oldenburg colt I trained out of the ring unless we were training . Also never pushed shows when he was younger . He loved to show and win .

[@NNLBC]

very very good video, I hope many people will watch it. would be useful for many dogtrainers and competitiors. PS: the immune builder has arrived from USA and I'll start giving it tomorrow to my older gelding, very curious how it will help him

[@mebusy2280]

True true true! Really like this guy... And I'm hard to impress!

[@pgree6176]

You do get some lovely horses

[@kajinsautumn9833]

He is a beautiful horse! Nice confirmation and such a good boy, too!

[@spfisterer3651]

Super interesting topic. I don't show, riding is a hobby for me. I think I've only used maintenance mode for specific exercises.... I trail ride a lot but I also take lessons and I haven't felt ( yet) that we're done with learning new things / reached a limit.

[@peterneilsen6249]

Good morning all. Well said as always Tim. Thank you for video Tim & Melinda.

[@lydiagould3090]

Listening to this makes me realise I should be more disciplined about planning my training sessions. I think the % idea is a good way to keep from asking too much . My current way of training is to see what she feels like offering. So although I'm working on improving her canter duration, today it was very warm(after months of cold and rain) . She's a native pony and prefers the cool weather. So I changed my plan and worked on transitions and obstacles in walk and trot. Do you keep a diary for each of your horses you are training?

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

I tried keeping a diary but with having so many horses to ride logging everything becomes very time consuming. I've been doing to so long the routine is almost automatic.

[@wendyritter7149]

Yay!! Welcome back Trigger, looking forward to watching your prep and show 🦘

[@qhride1]

Great advice Thankyou

[@hhlagen]

Thank you Tim for another informative very important to heed video.

[@brigittegeorg]

This is some of the most valuable advice I've ever been told. ❤

[@art-is-lazy4509]

Good looking mustang and well behaved. Funny how they don't have a backend, must be their Spanish lines? When I was in Australia recently I checked out some of their Brumbies, they didn't have a real back end either? Must be a ferral horse thing?

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Did a genetic test and he is mostly Portuguese.

[@catherinedemick1103]

All true!

[@tracyjaycox8186]

I have seen this young western pleasure show horses. The owners or trainers train and show them so hard that they either blow up or break down.

[@tracyjohnson5023]

I'd love to get a BLM mustang for trail riding. I just need to find one started correctly at this stage of my life. I don't want to bid online for unhandled horses.

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Good BLM mustangs are hard to beat but most of them are quirky especially the longer they lived in the wild. Typically an owner has to go through at least a couple to find one they can work with.

[@seneynah]

@@timandersonhorsetrainingmine is a first rate butthole. I’ll never buy another upstarted horse.

[@tracihuff9780]

I appreciate the work you are doing with these horses. However it think it is very important to consider your own weight and fitness when riding….irt effects every bit of their training, balance and performance…