Sara asked:


My TB is a touch on the slim side, his ribs are not visable but his hip bone and shoulders stick out a bit. He is currently on feed to build condition, does he need good condition before muscle building can happen? He is schooled about 5 times a week.

Paul L asked:


I have a quarter horse foal that i want to show in aqha shows. she needs to build alot of muscle before i can do that. any idea on how to build muscle fast. the shows that i want to enter will start in march and april. she has some muscle but not enough. I know going up and down hill is good for muscle but right now it is snowing so what can i do over winter?
I want to show the foal in halter classes. she is 7 months old.

hjgirl asked:


What are some good ways to build muscle in the hind end?

*r s c* asked:


I have a 4 yr old appendix quarter horse that I am trying to build muscle on (especially on his hind quarters), and get into shape. Right now I have been lunging him every day for 25-30 mins at the trot and a little canter, and I have been riding almost every day for about 45 mins. Right now he has a big belly that wont go away, he just isn’t building muscle. He is a big, stocky guy naturally, but is all flab. When I ride he goes correctly, he uses his hind end to push off, and collects up pretty well (obviously not perfect because he is somewhat green still). I am about to start showing him, and am trying to sell him, he is a great horse, really nice conformation and every thing, but he just doesn’t look in shape.

Are there any suppliments or anything I could add to his diet to work kind of like a protien shake? (I don’t mean steroids or anything)

any advice to more effectivly condition my horse?
I have access to “sand dunes” (just huge piles of sand from a near by gravel pit) on our trails, would walking and trotting up these be a good thing to do? Or would it be too hard on his joints?
As soon as I get him looking inshape I plan on showing AQHA hunter under saddle. It is very competitive around where I am, he has to be in great shape