Training idea # 6: Warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering
A description of my warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering, with diagrams and videos. I also use it for conditioning in the arena.
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- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #3: When I met Fantazia
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #4: How to calculate the grade of hills
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- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #6: Week 8 Training Update
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #7: Why the Tevis Cup?
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #8: What to do about a broken rein
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #9: Fantazia’s mysterious stocking up
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #10: Conditioning in deep sand
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 11: (Not) riding in smoke from wildfires
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #12: Feeding an anxious horse
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #13: Things Fantazia is afraid of…
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #14: The Arena Gate Incident
- Books about the Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis # 15)
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #19: Prerequisites for riding the Sierra Nevada
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #21: Current Fitness and Conditioning Routine
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #24: First time training with a buddy
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #25: Riding through the fog
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #26: Our longest ride yet
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #28: Riding up to the snow!
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #29: The 300-mile rider requirement
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #30: Our first endurance ride, finally!
- The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
- Road to the Tevis Cup #33: The two weeks leading up to our second ride
- Road to Tevis #34: Our second ride in the desert, xp at Coso Junction
- Road to Tevis #35: The dangers of riding in rocky terrain
- Road to Tevis #36: Benefits of using a heart rate monitor
- Road to the Tevis Cup # 39: The many advantages of ponying your horse
- Speeding up a SLOW walk: Road to the Tevis Cup # 41
- Saying good-bye to Beroni (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 45)
- Everything I am doing wrong (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 46)
- Riding in the dark: Road to the Tevis Cup Post # 47
- Press coverage of the Tevis Cup 2021 (Road to Tevis # 48)
- Ticket the mule and her rider Shane Lesher (Road to the Tevis Cup # 49)
- Conditioning in the Heat: Road to the Tevis Cup # 50
- Training in steep terrain with my opinionated mare: Road to Tevis # 51
- The advantages of ground-tying: Road to the Tevis Cup # 52
- Riding steep hills to increase fitness: Road to the Tevis Cup Post #53
- Endurance training while the Rest of Life is Happening: Road to Tevis # 54
- Trail etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of riding outside the arena
- Racing vs riding and the US Endurance debate
- What is a 40-mile ride? Semantics, suggestions, and many photos
- Catch-riding at Cougar Prowl: Hot, humid, and fun LD endurance ride
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- Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?
- Arena etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of sharing an arena with others
- Using a whip is not horse abuse, it’s communication
- How to memorize dressage tests (and other riding patterns)
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- Training idea # 1: A surprisingly challenging yet fun warm-up exercise
- Training idea # 2: An advanced warm-up exercise for your horse
- Training idea # 3: A warm-up exercise for a round arena
- Training idea # 4: Clover-leaf exercise for a round arena
- Training idea # 5: Four spiral exercises to do at the walk
- Training idea # 6: Warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering
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- Attitudes toward Helmet Use Study
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #20: Finding the right saddle
- Avoid chafing: Knees, calves, ankles
- Best bras for riding horses: What to look for and where to find them
- Let’s talk underwear! Bunching, blisters, comfort, and incontinence
- The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
- Bits, bosals, hackamores, and sidepulls
- Review: Zaldi Endurance saddle Endur-Light
- Road to Tevis #37: My first experience with riding tights
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- About me (the equestrian me)
- Training Idea Blog Posts
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- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #22: How to enter the Tevis Cup
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #1: Introducing Fantazia
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #2: Fantazia’s first three weeks
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #3: When I met Fantazia
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #4: How to calculate the grade of hills
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #5: The manure fork incident
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #6: Week 8 Training Update
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #7: Why the Tevis Cup?
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #8: What to do about a broken rein
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #9: Fantazia’s mysterious stocking up
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #10: Conditioning in deep sand
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 11: (Not) riding in smoke from wildfires
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #12: Feeding an anxious horse
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #13: Things Fantazia is afraid of…
- The Road to the Tevis Cup, Post #14: The Arena Gate Incident
- Books about the Tevis Cup (Road to Tevis # 15)
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #19: Prerequisites for riding the Sierra Nevada
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #21: Current Fitness and Conditioning Routine
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #24: First time training with a buddy
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #25: Riding through the fog
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #26: Our longest ride yet
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #28: Riding up to the snow!
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #29: The 300-mile rider requirement
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #30: Our first endurance ride, finally!
- The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
- Road to the Tevis Cup #33: The two weeks leading up to our second ride
- Road to Tevis #34: Our second ride in the desert, xp at Coso Junction
- Road to Tevis #35: The dangers of riding in rocky terrain
- Road to Tevis #36: Benefits of using a heart rate monitor
- Road to the Tevis Cup # 39: The many advantages of ponying your horse
- Speeding up a SLOW walk: Road to the Tevis Cup # 41
- Saying good-bye to Beroni (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 45)
- Everything I am doing wrong (Road to the Tevis Cup, Post # 46)
- Riding in the dark: Road to the Tevis Cup Post # 47
- Press coverage of the Tevis Cup 2021 (Road to Tevis # 48)
- Ticket the mule and her rider Shane Lesher (Road to the Tevis Cup # 49)
- Conditioning in the Heat: Road to the Tevis Cup # 50
- Training in steep terrain with my opinionated mare: Road to Tevis # 51
- The advantages of ground-tying: Road to the Tevis Cup # 52
- Riding steep hills to increase fitness: Road to the Tevis Cup Post #53
- Endurance training while the Rest of Life is Happening: Road to Tevis # 54
- Trail etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of riding outside the arena
- Racing vs riding and the US Endurance debate
- What is a 40-mile ride? Semantics, suggestions, and many photos
- Catch-riding at Cougar Prowl: Hot, humid, and fun LD endurance ride
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-
- Equine bone maturity: When can I start training a horse?
- Arena etiquette: Do’s and don’ts of sharing an arena with others
- Using a whip is not horse abuse, it’s communication
- How to memorize dressage tests (and other riding patterns)
-
- Training idea # 1: A surprisingly challenging yet fun warm-up exercise
- Training idea # 2: An advanced warm-up exercise for your horse
- Training idea # 3: A warm-up exercise for a round arena
- Training idea # 4: Clover-leaf exercise for a round arena
- Training idea # 5: Four spiral exercises to do at the walk
- Training idea # 6: Warm-up exercise for trotting and loping/cantering
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- Attitudes toward Helmet Use Study
- Road to the Tevis Cup Post #20: Finding the right saddle
- Avoid chafing: Knees, calves, ankles
- Best bras for riding horses: What to look for and where to find them
- Let’s talk underwear! Bunching, blisters, comfort, and incontinence
- The best way to carry a phone while riding: Road to Tevis Post #32
- Bits, bosals, hackamores, and sidepulls
- Review: Zaldi Endurance saddle Endur-Light
- Road to Tevis #37: My first experience with riding tights
- Privacy Policy
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