27/05/2026
Albury Saddleworld
🐴The Kohnke's Own 14-Day Topline Challenge!!
Help your horse build muscle tone easily and effectively with our 14-day topline challenge!
- Daily Topline Warm-Up Exercise
Figure 8 Pole Pattern
Equipment:
3 ground poles (jumping rails or treated pine poles)
Space poles approximately 1½–2 horse lengths apart
How to Perform It:
Lead your horse towards the poles at approximately a 45-degree angle.
Walk diagonally across all three poles.
Make a large, sweeping turn at the end.
Return over the poles from the opposite direction, creating a figure 8 pattern.
Repeat the pattern 4–5 times.
✔ Feed Muscle XL Every Day
For best results, feed Muscle XL daily throughout the 14-day challenge.
Dr John recommends feeding Muscle XL within 15 minutes of exercise while the muscles are still warm and recovering, allowing the amino acids and muscle-building nutrients to be utilised most effectively.
📅Day 1–3: Foundation Phase
Goal: Activate topline muscles
After daily pole work:
20-30 minutes marching walk
Large circles and straight lines
Long and low stretching
Frequent changes of direction
📅Day 4–6: Strength Phase
After daily pole work:
Hill walking
Walk-halt-walk transitions
Walk-trot transitions
Straight lines and large circles
Focus on encouraging the horse to step underneath itself
📅Day 7–10: Engagement Phase
After daily pole work:
Leg yield at walk
Serpentines at walk and trot
Encourage horse to stretch and reach forward
Transition work
Light hill work
Focus on balance, straightness and engagement.
📅Day 11–14: Building Strength
After daily pole work:
Trot poles
Transition exercises in walk, trot and canter
Stretch breaks throughout the ride
Trotting and cantering up gentle hills
Many horses begin to show visible topline changes around this stage when exercise is combined with targeted amino acid supplementation.
💪 14 Days. Daily Pole Work. Daily Muscle XL. Real Topline Results.
Join the Muscle XL Challenge and see what your horse can achieve in just two weeks. 🐴✨
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