Fitness & Workload recap

How does the annual variation in fitness for eventers differ from dressage horses according to the sport?

• Eventers are fully roughed off and dressage horses continue competing.

• Eventers continue with regular hacks and generalized schooling, while dressage horses may have a few slower weeks depending on the yard.

• Both eventers and dressage horses are fully roughed off during the off season.

• Dressage horses are never fully roughed off, but eventers may slow down to regular hacks and generalized schooling.

What is the benefit of a low intensity fitness regime during the off season?

• It extends the typical 12 week fittening plans.

• It has no significant impact on the horse's fitness.

• It helps to shorten the typical 12 week fittening plans for the next year.

• It fully prepares the horse for immediate high-intensity competition.

How should fitness be built in horses according to the document?

• Quickly to achieve immediate results

• Gradually to allow the horse's body to adjust to new workloads

• Through shortcuts and intense training sessions

• By keeping the energy and nutrition requirements constant

Who is responsible for the day-to-day exercise and monitoring fitness of the horse?

• The horse itself

• The owner of the horse

• The groom

• The veterinarian

What happens when the level of work is less than the level of fitness?

• Tissue weakens

• Tissue maintains strength

• Tissue strengthens

• Tissue injury occurs

What is the result when the level of work is the same as the level of fitness?

• Tissue weakens

• Tissue maintains strength

• Tissue strengthens

• Tissue injury occurs

What occurs when the level of work is slightly greater than the level of fitness?

• Tissue weakens

• Tissue maintains strength

• Tissue strengthens

• Tissue injury occurs

What occurs when the level of work is much greater than the level of fitness?

• Tissue weakens

• Tissue maintains strength

• Tissue strengthens

• Tissue injury occurs

What is one of the tasks of a groom during the off season?

• Planning vacation trips

• Off season fitness assessment

• Organizing social events

• Conducting interviews

What is the focus of work in Stage 1 of fitness training?

• Cardiovascular work to improve strength and stamina

• Building speed and stamina over longer periods

• Slow work to prepare the horse's musculature, tendons, and ligaments

• Working on complex manoeuvres with higher tenduous loads