How to prepare an unfit horse for eventing?
For his fitness- building up muscle and the like, it will simply take riding him EVERY day. My trainer gave me this regiment when I was working to get my horse into shape. There is a TON of trot work. When trotting, make sure he is in as much of a frame as he can hold for an extended period of time. Start by doing 20m trot circles at each end of the arena (A and C) and in the middle, B and E. Do this two-three times in both directions. Then do three trot circles along one long side of the arena. The should be 10-15m. Bigger when you’re starting, but work down to smaller sizes once he begins to shape up. Do the the three circles at M, B, and F, and the cross the diagonal and do another set of three circles at H, E, and K. Repeat. Then do it again, but shoulder-in in-between the circles. Then do it again, but with haunches-in and sit the trot during the circles. Then continue straight and pick up a controlled, medium canter. Do one 20m circle at the top of the arena, either A or C, where
