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Post by chocolate on Dec 31, 2008 13:53:49 GMT 1
Nope me neither. Never ride if the school is frozen or ground is hard, winter or summer.
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Post by hdonna on Dec 31, 2008 13:53:54 GMT 1
I am glad you all said that, the rest of my yard went out today they were due to go hunting but it was cancelled they still went out for a hack. we spent time playing with ours grooming and detangling mane and tail had a lovely tiime and no damaged horses or riders. Of course all the others think we are soft and mad but who cares especially when i heard one owner of a welsh pony who has never had any proper training adult owner just lets youngsters ride occasional but never been started proper .say " he needs a good thrashing" when he would not go forward from the riders leg poor pony does not understand. bite your tongue time. makes me so angry
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Post by Fussymare on Dec 31, 2008 13:59:37 GMT 1
I rode yesterday, and today, although today I just hacked a very short distance to an outdoor school we hire.
Although it was cold today, there was no ice on the car this morning and the ground wasn't frozen hard. The school surface certainly wasn't frozen.
Perhaps we don't get the really hard frozen ground round here - I haven't noticed it yet, and bridleways are still quite muddy in places.
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Post by hdonna on Dec 31, 2008 14:04:36 GMT 1
sara k. Wow how it can change from area to area we have been frozen solid for about three days now. fields feel like solid concrete
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Post by Pauline on Dec 31, 2008 14:10:31 GMT 1
With 4 to be fit for endurance yes I do ride out or some work, may lunge them all to day
The forestry tracks are always fine to ride on, its just the road up the lane that can be a bit dodge
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Post by donnalex on Dec 31, 2008 14:12:16 GMT 1
I think my round pen is still useable as it was so dry before it froze. A sprinkle of salt makes it fine to use if not but Im grabbing the opportunity to let them out on the field without trashing it.
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Post by rosi on Dec 31, 2008 14:15:08 GMT 1
We can ride, as the indoor school that is on our yard, hasn't frozen - but we do prefer to hack out. However, the roads are so icy that it is not worth the risk. We haven't turned out today either, as the thought of nine geldings fighting over haylage worries me - and it's always one of ours that gets booted! Turned them out in the school for a roll and a buck and they were quite happy to be back with full haynets after an hour playing.
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Post by horsey123 on Dec 31, 2008 15:35:58 GMT 1
yep
all 9 horses are out in the feild (24/7)
they have all bin free schooled this morning for 5 mins
feed and thrown out
then they will all be brought in to br ridden or worked with later
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Post by jennyb on Dec 31, 2008 15:41:50 GMT 1
Good grief horsey123, you'd better get cracking at bringing those 9 horses in to be worked, only an hour of daylight left!!
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Post by horsey123 on Dec 31, 2008 16:10:33 GMT 1
we have new flood lights so no need to rush were my grooms when i need them
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Post by alia on Dec 31, 2008 16:18:51 GMT 1
I will ride on hard frozen ground,in walk or a steady trot at the most,but never in icy conditions. I havent been out today because of freezing fog,I think the most dangerous riding is on narrow country roads in winter on a bright sunny day when you cannot be seen for the low sun. I had a head on collision in my car in these conditions and was really glad I was not on my horse
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Post by Fussymare on Dec 31, 2008 18:23:03 GMT 1
My two live out, so no choice but to let them out. Luckily we have very sandy soil, and so my field has no mud and wet soil to freeze rock hard. The ground is still quite soft, as where they get down to roll they are cutting up the surface a bit. Freezing temperatures still, as minus 1 the other morning when I drove up to feed them, but we've had sunny days and it does seem to thaw quite quickly. I could even use the hosepipe at midday yesterday, and that lies on the ground for a few hundred feet!
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Post by KoLaTo on Dec 31, 2008 19:21:03 GMT 1
Have ridden every day, roads are salted and not slippy and there are so many leaves on the bridlepaths that they are quite good going now, some paths are treacherous thou so we avoid them, have even managed a couple of canters on some purpose laid paths of woodchip thru the golfcourse. I take full advantage whilst on holiday as come next wk back to work full time and only ride weekends if i'm lucky.
Horsey123, did you grow another pony today then? Only you had 8 on Kangas thread a short while ago but now 9 !!!
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Post by Susan on Dec 31, 2008 20:43:07 GMT 1
I can ride on the setaside and stay to grass tracks if roads clear can use them to get to more bridleways if not used much they are not rutted.But if too bad as casper said there is always another day.
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Post by Whatanejit on Dec 31, 2008 22:01:21 GMT 1
I'm still wiping away the tears from our gallops today We ride on the edge of a racecourse - very grassy and superb ground! We couldn't stop the monsters
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