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Post by chocolate on Dec 31, 2008 13:49:06 GMT 1
My instructor advised me to only walk my horse around the school once and then go into trot when the weather is very cold. Does anyone else do this?
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hdonna
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Post by hdonna on Dec 31, 2008 13:56:15 GMT 1
no. the horse needs to warm up just like we do at the beginning of exercise. I suppose if the horse lives out then it would need less warm up time. but i like to give mine 10 mins warm up and cool down and they both live out
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Post by chocolate on Dec 31, 2008 13:58:42 GMT 1
Our school is so uneven and deep in places i only ride for 10-15 mins max a day. Maybe thats why she said it?  ? Does seem odd though...... |
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Post by greyhorses on Dec 31, 2008 14:01:02 GMT 1
I tend to do a couple of laps of walk and then trot with no contact on the reins so it's long and low. I've been taught to get trotting faster / earlier when it's cold.
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gixer
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Post by gixer on Dec 31, 2008 14:22:22 GMT 1
If you're out in the cold do you move yourself quicker to get warmer?
yes?
thats what is being asked for your horse, essentially a bit of jumping up and down to keep warm lol
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Jaydurh
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Post by Jaydurh on Dec 31, 2008 14:25:38 GMT 1
we do at college, so they dont get cold so their extremities (ears n shiz) dont get cold. because in cold weather blood rushes to as close to the heart as it can. that why when we have cold hands when we move out fingers they get warmer because the blood is needed for the movement. sometimes we just go straight into trot as soon as we get in the arena. is it was a fluffy fat native pony maybe walk around a bit but is its a araby thoroughbred type thing i wud go straight to trot.
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Post by montana21sky on Dec 31, 2008 15:14:26 GMT 1
I rode a 16 yr old holstein a few times when it was this cold and made a point of doing a good 10 -15 mins of walk on a loose rein before moving up a gear. He was in a hunter clip so I'd keep a fleecey stable rug over his quarters and around the saddle and remove it before trotting. The reason being he would take some time to loosen up and mentally he needed the time to relax - if I took up a contact earlier he'd fidget and tensen up...
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Post by montana21sky on Dec 31, 2008 15:15:34 GMT 1
MTA - 'tense' up. I speak proper England, I does...  |
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? Does seem odd though......
