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Jec Ballou

Jec Ballou

Equine fitness specialist, author, and dressage clinician offering conditioning programs and courses focused on equine biomechanics and athleticism.

Jun 22, 2026

8:09
You know, I'm sure there's things that you can do both, but that... would allow horses to keep in condition, but maybe not necessarily as strenuous as like going out and doing gallop sets, if that makes sense.
8:29
Yeah, it does make sense.
8:30
And there's a lot of, well, there's a lot of factors involved in this and what you're asking.
8:37
And you as an inventor are an interesting example because always when we talk about fitness, I mean, we use that word like it's a singular thing.
8:47
And obviously it's not.
8:48
There's different kinds of fitness, but that is getting into the weeds a bit for most people.
8:54
But When we talk about fitness, you know, sometimes people fail to realize there's such a thing as just general fitness versus training for sports specificity, which, to be honest, I feel like most horse owners in our country and modern times fall into the, myself included, into the sort of ambitious category.

8 MINS LATER

16:59
the fitness or my horse already has a baseline fitness you know they're ridden four or five days a week let's say but I'm looking to add something a little different than the regular ring work that's also beneficial to like my overall goal of maybe it's a dressage test maybe it's an event but overall just

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