What is your show day routine? Your ride in the show ring has so much more to do with the structure and routine around the ride than most even realize.
What do I mean by routine? These are the actions that you take for your horse and yourself to enhance wellbeing, relaxation, performance, and mental clarity.
Examples of actions for the horse:
Hand Walking
Longing
Feeding time
Feeding stomach buffers (Alfalfa, Purina Outlast, UlcerGuard, etc.)
Feeding mash
Therapeutic routines such as Bemer or Revitavet
Massage
Stall Cleaning
Grooming
Muscle warming with blankets
Icing legs after a ride
Grazing
Manually stretching the legs and tail/back
Theraplate
Would love to read some of your routines in the comments below!
Examples of actions for the rider:
Test Visualizations
Test Study
Foam Rolling
Fascia Release
Massage
Test walking
Mindful Breathing
Stretching
Human Bemer Treatments
Protein Consumption
Dynamic body warmup routine
Tell me about your routine work for yourself as the rider in the comments below
It takes time to develop a routine, but make sure to make notes of what works for you and what doesn't (Even down to the timing of your meals). A successful routine is the corner stone to a successful ride.
Tell us about your routine in the comments! Cannot wait to hear the brilliant ideas you all have come up with.
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