Cross-Country Schooling Strategies • Senior Horse Tips

Identify goals to make the most of your cross-country schooling. Plus, special considerations for the senior performance horse.

Many different factors go into having a successful competition. In eventing, part of this is having productive cross-country practices with clearly defined goals. Similarly, competition success for an older horse may include making modifications to your management strategies to keep him at his optimum health. We cover both of these topics in the latest Practical Horseman Extra.

In this issue:

• Top eventer Sharon White shares different examples of goals you might be trying to achieve in your next cross-country schooling practice and how to develop a plan to get the most out of it.

• Christina Russillo, DVM, explains how to adapt your horse’s management to better support his age.

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