Description
This is part one of our two-part webinar series on supporting performance and career longevity in the elite equine athlete. In this first webinar we will cover the key aspects of nutrition, injury prevention and optimum training for event horses from grassroots to world-class competition. With an expert panel including a world-class, top team GB rider, a top international sports horse veterinarian and an expert veterinary nutritionist, we will discuss the key factors that can compromise performance, and how to create a successful plan that integrates training, nutrition and veterinary preventative care to optimise athletic performance, welfare and career longevity for event horses.
Learning Objectives
- • Learn about how event horses are trained and the associated physical and physiological demands
- • Identify the most common causes of injury in event horses
- • Understand key injury prevention strategies and how to build them into an event horse training programme
- • Learn about the unique nutritional requirements of event horses
- • Understand key nutritional principles to support health and performance in event horses
- • Learn about practical strategies to understand whether a sport horse diet is balanced and adequate
- • Understand the key landmarks of safety regarding equine feeds and supplements in the context of Clean Sport
