Preparing for show season....

The snow is melting where I'm at, and after dealing with waaaay below normal temps, melting snow gives me a little spring fever! The horses are feeling it also, now I know many of you still have hairy horses, your pastures are mucky and everyone is feeling a little..umm...soft.... So how can YOU prepare for show season since you've pretty much been a couch potato? Get up and get your cardio going, one thing is for sure, showmanship can definately get your cardio going and YOU don't want to be the one wheezing after the long sprint to the judge, now do you? So it's time to get FIT!!! I don't mean lose weight, go on some crazy diet...I mean get FIT!!! Start walking, take a look at your local video store's exercise dvd's and start one, try the WII fit, use your treadmill or whatever you have at home, pull out your bicycle...well you get the idea, get up and get that heart pumping!...and if you're fortunate enough to have a "dry" arena, walk and/or jog while you lunge your horse...as well as work on your showmanship. NOW is the time to get YOURSELF fit while waiting for the weather to change...don't delay, work on that cardio TODAY!