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I call it riding by "winter rules."  Same kind of thing - just fun 
stuff, grazing, exploring off trail.
Laney

Don Huston wrote:
> My version of giving a horse time off means no structured vigorous 
> training but I still ride the horse on fun 3-4 hour hacks, trailer to 
> the beach, mountains, desert, easy stuff, walking, light trotting, night 
> rides. If I come across some good grass I get off, unbridle and let the 
> horse graze for a while. A cowboy buddy of mine called these "nerve 
> rides" cause once a month working cow horses were taken out of rotation, 
> ridden out a ways, unbridled and let graze, ride some more, let graze, 
> etc. to break the work routine and settle their nerves. Works for me 
> too.  Don Huston
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