Develop a Training Plan that Works

for not spending enough time with our family. We throw quality out the window and go for nothing but more more more.
Its healthy for athletes to challenge this training myth. For those involved in physically grueling sports its a must if they use the go hard or go home philosophy with abandon chances are their bodies with not peak at the right time. As for riders well your horses will snort and blow with gratitude for challenging such a sentiment. Is it better to have a 20 minute session about increasing your horses sensitivity to your leg and ending on a good note or an hour of working on six issues simultaneously that ends in frustration? More is certainly not better. Better is better. Keep this in focus.
Recovery is an important and necessary aspect of any athletes training protocol. It is the period of time where muscles are strengthened resolve is renewed and motivation replenished.  Without recovery there would be no progress.
Keeping a record
Everyone dislikes to some degree the work involved with charting or recording. But this aspect of your training program is crucial and not to be skipped. Writing down where you are going how you are going to get there and how many more miles you have to go ensures you will be accountable to yourself.
You can easily make up your own tracking sheet to keep up to date on your progress. Check in once a month and note your improvements. Keep in mind you might also need to refine your goals as you go along if they are no longer applicable or just plain not working for you or your horse.