Links from EnduranceGB Cotswold Group

LINKS

We have included these links to related websites in the hope they contain useful or interesting information and resources. If you are a webmaster and have a web site that you think is relevant, please see scroll down to the bottom of the page for link information and instructions.

Training information

Animal Health Trust: two fact sheets on “ Endurance Riding - Applying the Science”

1. THE HEART AND THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM: see Fact sheet 9

2. FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES see Fact sheet 9a

Articles about Cardio performance and training with heart rate monitors from the Polar Heart rate monitor website.

Article on “Conditioning your horse for athletic events” from the Illini Horsenet

The Ontario Competitive Trail Riding Association has a number of excellent articles on its website – well worth a read, even if some information not specific to the UK.

Nutrition

Article on “Managing Nutrition in the Endurance Horse”

Personal websites, including training information

Mimi
Mimi’s website: A personal website for Nikki Routledge giving general information about endurance and information about preparation and training

Three Lows Endurance (Dot Bodle’s website). Another personal website: particularly good on graphical illustrations of GPS/ heart-rate monitor usage in training and riding etc

Bitterwell Spirit’s website A personal website by Jill Kent for Bitterwell Spirit – latest results and news for this horse.

Other

The National Bridleroute Network aims to develop a linked network of long distance bridleways across the UK. Check out routes near to you.

Find a ford!
Fords: So your horse doesn’t like water? Here’s a great guide (actually aimed at drivers) to UK fords, watersplashes and tidal roads – find one near you to practice in!

The Wiltshire Bridleways Association runs several pleasure rides adjacent to our area.

If you want to learn about your horse’s ancestors, why not try looking them up on the All Breeds Pedigree Database

Maybe you have an Arab? Then check out the new Arab Horse Society website, including great watercolours by Peter Upton.

The Long Rider’s Guild. Get inspiration from people who have done really long rides. Also a source of hard to find equestrian travel books.

Webmasters

If you wish to link to this site, please use the following options (image or text links). Please refer to ‘Reciprocal Linking’ at the bottom of the page for further instructions.

Image Links

Use this HTML in your web site

To get this image link with these title words

EnduranceGB Cotswold Group

Text Links

Use this HTML in your web site

To get this text link

EnduranceGB Cotswold Group

Reciprocal Linking

If you want us to link to your site please send instructions or the URL to the instructions on your web site. Please link to us first as outlined above and send us the URL so we can see the link. We require you to maintain this link to us unless we agree otherwise. Send your request to us using the link below and we will confirm when we have included your link on our site. In some cases we may decline a reciprocal linking agreement and you must then delete your link to our site.