It’s a crazy world that we live in — it’s true. But many of us manage, perhaps by fluke, to make it through our daily lives reasonably unscathed. Some days, though, in some ways, people — like Brian Eckenstein — nearly experience death, in the most random of incidents.

Throughout the life of a racehorse, there’s no question that his body will change in a multitude of ways. But what can you do today to boost the impact of strengthening and conditioning tomorrow?