MONDAY RECOVERY DAY for this dude who was totally amazing over a big cross country schooling weekend.
Working out when massage is most effective for each individual horse is really important and this fella gets the most out of his massage as part of his recovery.
Check out Eva Sommerville Eventing on Instagram to see just how awesome this boy was over the weekend. We have had him just over 12 months and so pleased with his progress, Eva is doing an amazing job for her first OTTB. Very proud of the combination.
Clever boy getting stronger with his core and back strengthening exercises. Is it perfect no but we aren’t looking for perfect, we are targetting specific muscles. You can see at times he tells us it’s hard but he is giving us everything he can and trying so hard.
A bit more “Fit For Purpose” today, bringing some bending into our exercises. The big fella found this one a little challenging.
We took a video of our Pony Pilates as a starting point and to see how much strength ”Moe” will build to his core muscles over our “Fit For Purpose” exercises. Those who have done Pilates themselves may recognise what we are attempting with him. We are lifting the opposite corners and hoping he will incorporate his core muscles to keep his core stable and back still. You would notice that at the start of this strength building period he would NOT have left his champagne 🥂 on his back. See how he goes in a couple of weeks and we will post an update. I’ll keep the 🥂in my hand for now 😉
Eva and her green TB started some FFP.
After a successful jumps racing career you would expect this fella to have no issues with pole work but I can report he found this exercise fairly challenging. Eva rode him beautifully and gave him enough support to keep him balanced but also allowed him to make his own mistakes and work the exercise out. He is a pleasure to work with.
Back to basics in the almost off season for these two. Sponsored rider Eva and the beautiful Moe starting some Fit For Purpose today as we build a stronger body for Moe to make his job easier in the next eventing season. Eva is riding in the brand new Bates Isabell Icon. Book a test ride with me now.
Also if you would like to do some Fit For Purpose I will have limited spots available on a Saturday morning at my place, get in touch to help build a stronger horse 🙂