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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