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Hunter Fittening Program

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Hunter Fittening Program

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8 week Hunter Fittening Program

This horse is turned out on grass with no shoes on

Week 1 - Hunter shoes on, groom, pull mane and tail, general trim. Ride on soft ground

Day 1 - Walk and trot for 15-20 mins, then turnout to grass
Day 2 - Increase to 30 mins
Day 3 - Increase to 45 mins
Day 4 - 1 hr, uphill and downhill
Day 5 - More trot, 1 hr
Day 6 - 1 hr - 1 hr 30 mins, uphill and downhill
Day 7 - TURNOUT

Week 2 - Riding time upto 1 hr 30 mins

Day 2 - Introduce longer trot
Day 4 - Introduce short canter
Day 6 - 20 mins canter work

Week 3 - Riding time upto 2 hrs

- Introducing 45 mins of canter work
- Trotting uphill and downhill

Week 4 - Riding time upto 2 hrs

- Introducing canter uphill and downhill
- Horse in canter doing some jumping

Week 5

Day 1 - 1 hr 30 mins hack
Day 2 - 1 hr hack, 1 hr schooling
Day 3 - 1 hr 30 mins hack, 30 mins jumping
Day 4 - 1 hr hack, 45 mins schooling
Day 5 - 1 hr hack, 45 mins jumping
Day 6 - 1 hr hack
Day 7 - TURNOUT

Between 6-8 weeks, re-shoe the horse

Week 6 - Riding time 2 hrs 30 mins

- More hacking, canter uphill, jumping, cross country
- Re-clip the horse

Week 7

More canter, uphill and downhill, more cross country, gallop work for 20 mins

Week 8 - Riding time 3 hrs

- Gallop work increased to 30-45 mins, more cross country, faster pace uphill and downhill
- Check tetnus records

Feed according to the horse's way of going
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