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Equine records · EQ-09

Horse Exercise and Schooling Log

A free printable horse exercise log — what work was done, on what surface, what was worked on and how the horse felt.

First page of the Horse Exercise and Schooling Log — Keep a record of work done so that progress over a block is visible and a pattern of stiffness is noticed early.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.

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What this sheet is for

Keep a record of work done so that progress over a block is visible and a pattern of stiffness is noticed early.

Who it is for

Riders, sharers, instructors and anyone bringing a horse back into work.

How to use it

  1. Fill it in after riding, not at the end of the week.
  2. Record the surface and ground — it explains a lot of soundness.
  3. Write how the horse felt, honestly. That column is the early warning.
  4. Keep completed blocks; they are the history a vet may ask for.

What is on the sheet

One page, top to bottom:

Printed under the title: What work each horse did — ridden, lunged, turned out or rested — so a week is a record rather than an impression.

A record of the work, not a programme. This sheet prescribes no programme and no workload. What a horse should be doing depends on its age, fitness, soundness and what you are training for, and that is a conversation with your instructor and your vet. Nothing here is training advice.

Write-on lines: Horse · Rider · Week or month · Goal for this block

Table, 12 rows: Date · Type of work · Duration · Surface or ground · What was worked on · How the horse felt · Notes

Ruled lines: Soundness, stiffness or anything to mention to the vet

Questions

Does the sheet include a training programme?

No. What a horse should be doing depends on its age, fitness, soundness and what you are training for. That is a conversation with your instructor and your vet, and nothing here is training advice.

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