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A high-level endurance season is a succession of regular slow work and more intense work followed by recovery periods to minimize exercise induced troubles. Diet is based on forage and presents few variations during the season resulting in small changes in condition score.
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This work was funded by the French Horse and Riding Institution (IFCE) and the French Ministry of Agriculture.
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Robert, C., Mathews-Martin, L., Leclerc, J.L. (2011). High level endurance training: descriptive study based on the follow-up of the French team over seasons 2009 and 2010. In: Applied equine nutrition and training. Wageningen Academic Publishers, Wageningen. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-740-0_19
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