Swimming is an excellent form of exercise as well as a great fitness training aid for all disciplines. They are able to exercise without supporting their own body weight. It builds muscle tone and improves fitness without putting pressure or strain on the back and joints. It is advantageous in improving the cardio vascular system and:

It allows horses to relax or rehabilitate without the severity of impact exercise. Horses out of work through injury can very quickly lose muscle tone but swimming can help maintain condition and physical fitness.

Swimming can offer a welcome change to their usual training programme and can freshen up tried or stale horses that may have been hard in training.