Mark Todd, cont.
•“I should also mention that I like to vary the horses’ routines so that they do not think that a hack always precedes their schooling. Some days, I take them straight to the schooling exercises, just as if they
were at a competition. Additionally, I try to vary the timing of my
schooling so that all of my horses
are used to working in the
morning, midday and afternoon. Given
that a competition may have
you riding at various times, if your horse
is used to being worked only in the morning, he may become resistant or upset if he is suddenly asked to
work in the afternoon.