Am I Mad....?

[Jezzerbell]

To try and lunge? Have inspected the school tonight and the surface is now visible in patches underneath the snow. It is sand with rubber topping and is not frozen / icy underneath from the patches I have managed to expose. Would only be lunging in walk and trot (thats the plan anyway ponio may have other ideas) and he has only been out of work for a week - prior to that was pretty fit. What do others think?

 

[Booboos]

I've been lunging on powdery snow, the rubber and sand underneath were very soft, so it seemed fine to me. Look out for ice forming in the hooves though as that could get slippy.

 

[mahorse]

Lunged mine yesterday on a school similar to what you are describing, she was v. excited!

 

[Jezzerbell]

Yes I am expecting him to be so will be booted up to the eyeballs............. might give it a go tomorrow tho if ground like today

 

[Enfys]

What would she do if you turned her loose in it? Probably have a good hooley, yes?

So I would imagine that a bit of lunging (as said, watching for balling snow) on a large circle would be fine, play it by ear

 

[Tickles]

We did it in the snow, on similar surface. Lots lovely bronking, spooking etc, etc. One thing - you might like to allow a little rugless rolling before you get going on 'serious' work. Mine *loves* doing that in snow/when has been rugged for ages