Horse as Athlete

Equestrian sport is more so the sport of a horse. Rider is a bit of a “commodity”. Men and women, even children can show horses in the same classes, when other qualifications are put aside. General rider skills are relatively easy to acquire. Horse skills are what is most difficult, it takes the longest time to develop a mature equine athlete. The most challenging aspect these days is assuring enough free movement for horses of all ages and career stages.

Horse as athlete. Liana Antanovich | Equestrian Strategies
Horse as athlete. Liana Antanovich | Equestrian Strategies

Возраст и карьерные этапы спортивной лошади (RUS)

Возраст и карьерные этапы спортивной лошади. Молодой, зрелый, пенсионер. Когда делать заездку. Почему дата рождения важна, а учебный год начинается 1 сентября, как и у детей-школьников. Конный спорт-спорт лошади. Долгосрочное мышление.

Horse as athlete. Liana Antanovich | Equestrian Strategies

Дерево тренинга верховой лошади (RUS)

Дерево тренинга верховой лошади. Kurt Albrecht von Ziegner. В чем его отличие от пирамиды тренинга по выездке. Фазы базового тренинга — А, В, С. Классы тренинга по специализации — L, M, S. Как применять дерево тренинга к возрасту и силе лошади. Сетка требований по выездке и напрыгиванию.  

Horse as athlete. Liana Antanovich | Equestrian Strategies

Life and career stages of a sport horse (ENG)

4 dimensions of instant rider control 

Age stages: foal, young horse, mature horse, senior horse 

Career stages: foal, young remount, old remount, developing, schoolmaster, retired 

How to map stages 

Age in months 

Beginning of a training year 

Principles of every career stage

Horse as athlete. Liana Antanovich | Equestrian Strategies

9 examples of lifespan (ENG)

 This video is built on the previous video tutorial 2.1 Life and career stages of a Sport Horse — youtu.be/84W9T-DbsrU 

 Here we are looking at 9 examples: 

-3 cases: Good horses, riders’ mistakes 

-3 cases: Natural issues revealed 

-3 cases: Great inspiration!  

Horse as athlete. Liana Antanovich | Equestrian Strategies

Q& A (ENG)

Here we are going into the questions from subscribers: - Why injury year is marked all black? Can it count as a training year, too? - Can a horse continue on the same level of training right after the black injury year? - After a year or so of lay-up, we repeat the Old Remount, Developing Horse training years. Are they the same for a mature horse as they are for a young horse? - What training is behind each training year’s abbreviation? (Young Remount, Developing Horse, etc.)? - What if my horse is talented? I work it as a Developing Horse already at 4 y.o. age? How can it influence functional longevity in a lifetime? - How can I determine a training year start? What is a good age? - In old Europe, horses were trained for cavalry for only 2 years, 1 year as Young Remounts, one year as Old Remounts, why are we talking of 4 Remount years total?

MY THOUGHTS

  I hope this tutorial gives an answer to where your horse may be on its life journey and how to approach what’s next. The truth is each horse journey is a curvy road, we carry our horses on our shoulders sometimes — all of us, especially competitive riders.

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