Endurance Riding Optimized: Horse & Rider Readiness for the Long Game

Ep44 - Setting Your Endurance Horse Up for Success

Is your endurance horse ready for the pressure of ride day? Are you? In this episode, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The Sweaty Equestrian -

Ep43 - Why I Almost Quit Endurance Riding (but didn't)

What happens when endurance riding stops feeling like the sport you fell in love with? Endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The Sweaty Equestrian -

Ep42 - Rider Fitness at Home During the Holidays

Can you actually improve your rider fitness during the holidays instead of losing ground? Endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The Sweaty Equestria

Ep41 - Building Confidence to Haul Your Horse to Endurance Rides Alone

Is fear of hauling your horse alone keeping you from the endurance rides you want to do? Endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The Sweaty Equestrian

Ep40 - Debriefing Your Endurance Ride

After being bucked off at the start of a recent 50, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The Sweaty Equestrian - uses a formal ride debrief to figu

Ep39 - Your 6-Month Plan to Prepare Your Body for the 2027 Endurance Riding Season

This is one of your most practical episodes of the year! Endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The Sweaty Equestrian - lays out a three-phase rider

Ep38 - The Best News You've Ever Heard about Getting Fit for Endurance Riding

Think you need hours in the gym, perfect nutrition, or endless motivation to get fit for endurance riding? Endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The

Ep37 - 5 Key Characteristics of Successful Endurance Riders

Do you have what it takes to succeed as an endurance rider? Can you cultivate your chances? In this episode, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger argues

Ep36 - Your Best 2027 Ride Season Starts Now

Six months ahead isn't too soon to prepare for your next endurance riding season. Endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka The Sweaty Equestrian -

Ep35 - 10 Things to Check During Each Hold at an Endurance Ride

What should you check during an endurance ride hold after your horse passes the vet check? In this episode, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger - aka Th

Ep34 - Strategies for Slowing Down at the Start of an Endurance Ride

Links: The start of an endurance ride is challenging for many riders, especially when their horses want to go too fast. In this episode, endurance rider and personal tra

Ep33 - Chilled-Out Conditioning for Type A Endurance Riders

How much conditioning does your horse really need to get ready for endurance riding? In this episode, personal trainer and endurance rider Tamara Baysinger - aka The Swea

Ep32 - Introducing: Endurance Riding Optimized

Exciting changes are coming to the podcast! In this episode, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger shares why Equestrian Fitness for the Long Ride is expa

Ep31 - Endurance Riding is More About Endurance Than Riding

Do you want to ride Tevis someday? Or ride your first 50? Or pursue some other big riding or personal fitness goal? In this episode, endurance rider and personal trainer

Ep30 - Will This Belief Limit Your Performance at Your Next Endurance Ride?

This is not a good time to start a rider fitness program...or is it? Speaking from experience, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger, aka The Sweaty Eques

Ep29 - You Can Ride Longer Without Getting Tired

Tired of getting tired on long rides with your horse? You can actually train your body to use fuel more efficiently, so you have the energy to stay in the saddle longer.

Ep28 - Why I Can Eat Junk Food at an Endurance Ride (and So Can You)

Why can some riders miss a few workouts or eat the occasional junk meal without losing progress, while others feel the effects immediately? Endurance rider and personal t

Ep27 - Highs, Lows, and Lessons at the Midnight Rider Endurance Ride

It's story time! Endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger shares the highs, lows, and lessons learned from her horse's second 50-mile endurance rid

Ep26 - What is the Best Kind of Exercise for Equestrians?

With so many fitness options out there, it’s easy for riders to wonder: What is the best kind of exercise for equestrians? In this episode, endurance rider and personal

Ep25 - How Will Taking a GLP-1 Affect My Distance Riding?

Are GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound a good idea for equestrians? In this episode, endurance rider and personal trainer Tamara Baysinger takes a