{"id":75,"date":"2026-07-26T18:07:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/?p=75"},"modified":"2026-07-26T18:07:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T18:07:40","slug":"the-pre-competition-routine-that-keeps-champions-sharp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/?p=75","title":{"rendered":"The Pre-Competition Routine That Keeps Champions Sharp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every clear round, every ribbon, and every podium finish begins long before a horse steps into the show ring. Today, Dr. Jenna visits Moe, a Grand Prix show jumping horse she&#8217;s had the privilege of caring for over the past five years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-1CCxeMhRok?si=0yyNoYJV569RDBaL\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Before his next competitions, it&#8217;s time for a routine performance evaluation to make sure he&#8217;s feeling his best and ready for the season ahead. Join us as we go behind the scenes at SH Equine to see how routine veterinary care, thoughtful training, and a dedicated team help keep an elite equine athlete performing at the highest level. Along the way, you&#8217;ll meet Moe&#8217;s owner and rider, Amanda Harris-Saenz, hear the incredible story of how Moe was developed from a young horse into a Grand Prix competitor, and see why he&#8217;s known as the &#8220;King of the Barn.&#8221; We&#8217;ll also take you ringside with footage from one of Moe&#8217;s recent competitions, where all of the quiet work behind the scenes comes together when it matters most. Whether you&#8217;re a horse owner, an equestrian, or simply curious about the incredible partnership between horses, riders, and veterinarians, we hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to keep a champion performing at his best.<\/p>\n<p>Get Equine Vet Life Merch: https:\/\/equinevetlife-shop.fourthwall.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every clear round, every ribbon, and every podium finish begins long before a horse steps into the show ring. Today, Dr. Jenna visits Moe, a Grand Prix show jumping horse she&#8217;s had the privilege of caring for over the past five years. Before his next competitions, it&#8217;s time for a routine performance evaluation to make&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":78,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79,"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75\/revisions\/79"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/78"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.equinevetlife.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}