NOW is the time of year that many horse owners are preparing their stock for the autumn yearling sales and one thing they each have in common is that they want to have their horses looking ‘a million dollars’ when they go under the hammer.

For years horsemen and women have acknowledged the role of exercise in terms of conditioning and muscle development; with the availability of better facilities such as mechanical walkers, swimming pools, etc., major advancements have been made in terms of the exercise programmes available on-farm.