Ep19 How to Prepare Your Body for Hot Summer Endurance Rides
Endurance Riding Optimized: Horse & Rider Readiness for the Long GameShow Notes
Hot weather can affect your performance, focus, safety, and stamina at any equestrian event — not just your horse’s. In this episode of Equestrian Fitness for the Long Ride, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger explains how heat acclimation helps riders better tolerate summer conditions, manage hydration and fatigue, and prepare their bodies for long days in the saddle, whether they’re heading to an endurance ride, horse show, clinic, trail ride, or multi-day event. Want to g...
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