What’s in a warm-up? New equine study provides answers

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• Few comprehensive studies have been carried out about the benefits of warm-up exercises before competition and their impact on performance
• The purpose of this new study was to improve the understanding of what dressage and show jumping riders consider to be the benefits of performing particular warm-up exercises
• Approximately 50% of the riders surveyed believe that performing a horse’s usual warm-up routine before a competition has a positive effect on performance