Equine lecture 2

Question 1

Fundamental aim of training

Answer 1

Maximize your horsesʼ performance and enable them to realize their full genetic potential, whatever that may be and however modest. The less technical the competition, the greater contribution fitness training makes.
* Improve overall performance
* Prevention of injuries
* The mental fitness of the horse * Preparation for the competition

Question 2

How does the ideal training program look like

Answer 2

The ideal training program is given by the correct intensity of work, lasting the correct duration, and carried out with a frequency that allows sufficient time for recovery between training bouts but induces a training response.
* Intensity x frequency x duration

Question 3

What is workload

Answer 3

The sport and non-sport burden (single or multiple physiological, psychological or mechanical stressors) as a stimulus that is applied to a human biological system (including sub-cellular elements, a single cell, tissues, one or multiple organ systems, or the individual)