MANAGING AN ATHLETE – TOP TIPS FOR CARING FOR YOUR HORSE AT AN EVENT

With the Olympics occupying our screens and closer to home, the upcoming World Cup Qualifier down in Shongweni, here at HQ, we’ve been pondering what it takes to optimally care for your horse at an event. Here are a few of our top tips: 1. Transport While in the box, horses are constantly using their…

BylizzieJanuary 25, 20250Comments

TOP TIPS FOR CARING FOR YOUR HORSE AT AN EVENT

With the Olympics occupying our screens and closer to home, the upcoming World Cup Qualifier down in Shongweni, here at HQ, we’ve been pondering what it takes to optimally care for your horse at an event. Here are a few of our top tips: 1. Transport While in the box, horses are constantly using their…

BylizzieNovember 27, 20240Comments

Horse Training Know How

WINTER WARMING UP AND COOLING DOWN

A proper warm-up and cool-down are especially important over the winter period. Low temperatures mean your horse’s body needs longer than usual to warm up to a working temperature. Warming up and cooling down should be gradual. Intensive training, when a horse is not properly warmed up could cause severe stiffness, spasms in the muscles,…

BylizzieMay 3, 20210Comments

Horse Channel Horse Health Horse Training Know How

STRETCHING VIDEOS BY ICE MAN AND THE SA LIPIZZANERS

Here is the introduction to the series of videos we will be running over the next few weeks on stretching for the horse. Thank you to Ice Man and the SA Lipizzaners (especially Camilla Lamb!) for putting this together.

BylizzieSeptember 9, 20200Comments

Ask HQ Horse Channel Horse Health

ASKHQ: WARM-UP

Q: Why is the warm-up important? A: Firstly, a horse’s metabolism levels increase when you warm up. Through this process energy becomes more easily accessible for the muscles, preparing them for the harder work expected of them during a workout. Secondly, the amount of oxygenated blood that goes to the muscles increases. Blood vessels widen and the…

BylizzieMay 3, 20200Comments

COOL IT DOWN

The cool-down is one of the most important parts of your training session with your horse. Just like warming a horse up before exercise prepares the horse's muscles for work, a cool-down prevents him from getting sore as it helps release the lactic acid that builds up in the muscles during exercise. A cool-down is…

BylizzieJuly 19, 20190Comments

Horse Channel Horse Health Horse Training Know How

STRETCHING VIDEOS BY ICE MAN AND THE SA LIPIZZANERS

Here is the introduction to the series of videos we will be running over the next few weeks on stretching for the horse. Thank you to Ice Man and the SA Lipizzaners (especially Camilla Lamb!) for putting this together.

BylizzieMay 15, 20190Comments

MANAGING AN ATHLETE – TOP TIPS FOR CARING FOR YOUR HORSE AT AN EVENT

TOP TIPS FOR CARING FOR YOUR HORSE AT AN EVENT

WINTER WARMING UP AND COOLING DOWN

STRETCHING VIDEOS BY ICE MAN AND THE SA LIPIZZANERS

ASKHQ: WARM-UP

COOL IT DOWN

STRETCHING VIDEOS BY ICE MAN AND THE SA LIPIZZANERS

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