ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: [endurance] Off ride season

Re: [endurance] Off ride season

Wendy Milner (wendy@nsmdserv.cnd.hp.com)
Mon, 22 Apr 96 11:09:01 MDT

>
> Hey everone, I was wondering what everyone does when it is not ride season.
> Here in Florida Season is more or less over the end of May. Do you all
> let your horses off for a month or a few months completely or do you
> continue light training or just general trail or pleasure riding, ring work,
> or what. I guess my main question is should they totally rest for a period
> of time with no riding or does riding continue on as pleasure riding ?
> Shareeka, Big Pine Key, FL
>

Due to the weather being too cold/icy/snowy, my guys get about a month
off during the worst of the weather. But the rest of the time they
get ridden at an easy pace, trail work when the trails are free of
snow, ring work weekly to improve my riding skills, and just a lot
of freedom. They are on 42 acres of mountain, so just being free,
they put in several miles per day.

--
Wendy


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