[RC] Conditioning- Both You and Your Horse !! - Vchorsegal
I really feel that if you ride every month, or even more
frequently, you don't need to do a whole lot of pounding in between. Our
gang likes to do a 16 mile loop every week, if we are not competing. It
tales us about 3.5 to 4 hours, some hills, a couple of breaks included. We
probably hike/run on foot 3 to 4 miles of this. We figure, the horses are
fitter than us, and this helps us to stay strong for the rides !! We warm up at
a walk for 3/4 of a mile ( on foot ) and hike the last mile on foot as a cool
down.
Then we eat a bunch of cookies when we get home ! ( not
really- just a couple ! )
If you are going for a long term relationship w/ your horse, it may
work for you too !
