Conditioning, fitness, and health are the mainstay of keeping our horses athletically competitive - keeping them free from injury and breakdown. A lot of behavior problems show up when the athletic abilities decline.

STAMINA & RECOVERY

Fitness and conditioning are not the same things - which means that stamina and recovery times may be different for the individual horse. Recommended products are below.

Fitness is the condition of being physically fit and healthy and includes:

mental acuity - cardio-respiratory endurance - muscular strength and endurance - flexibility.

Conditioning is “sport-specific fitness”, a type of fitness that is task (aka discipline) specific. Example: an excellent cyclist who is fit and conditioned for cycling may not be able to translate or use that fitness for running, swimming, or basketball. The missing link here is conditioning.

Sometimes, despite being “fit”, horses lack the required conditioning for a different task. Think dressage vs barrel-racing.

Many of our formulas can help you to have better performance and stamina for competitions. They can also assist in back to work rehab programs, cross training for conditioning, and in the recovery times after working (over-exertion of muscles and minor strains).

Conditioning: Training and exercise programs to strengthen your horses must keep all muscle groups in mind to avoid an imbalance in the muscles (different disciplines will use muscles in a different off/on function which can cause some to be overused leading to breakdown). 

SINEW-X™ - an excellent product for soft tissue (muscles, tendons, ligaments, and fascia) health - this product also contains MSM (anti-inflammatory properties); we have another version that does not have MSM, but includes HA (hyaluronic acid) that helps with joint function, too.

Fitness: Working in movements that uses all muscles in all muscle groups in a sound, correct, and well-coordinated effort .Did you know that breathing requires muscular activity?

MINEREQ™ - a vitamin/mineral source that allows all biological functions to use the nutrients available to the body to keep all muscles "firing" properly

Stamina & Recovery: the ability to keep performing, and maintain adequate muscle tone and energy to replenish and rebuild the musclular system quickly. The products below are the paste form for use at competitions or simply for the ease of use (their liquid counterparts are available as well).

ENDURAFORCE™ PASTE - used for better stamina and strength by providing sustained energy and help for competition and recovery

EQUISEL-BCAA™ PASTE - a concentrated form of Equisel-Lyte™ (helps with electrolyte balances) and Branched Chain Amino Acids that spare muscle breakdown

You can ask me here about what I usually recommend for other supportive strategies such as DIY bodywork, exercises, or my #1 secret recipe that you can use to help your horses. 

Excellent formulas for young horses and heavy training days. Click on any product to read more on how it can help your horse.