Olliepop
Well-Known Member
Do any of you out there not routinely give your horses a day off? My 22 yr old gelding gets 1 - 2 days off per week.
I have a new mare who I think is the sort that would benefit from regular work and the sort where a day off may be counter productive in terms of regression in her behavior (she's the sprightly sort!). I have never had a horse who doesn't routinely have 1 - 2 days per week off so are there other horses out there who don't have a day off regularly? I plan to do a mixture of all sorts with her so I don't think boredom with the work would be an issue, it's more the physical demand on her and whether to be fair to her she ought to have routine time off.
I have a new mare who I think is the sort that would benefit from regular work and the sort where a day off may be counter productive in terms of regression in her behavior (she's the sprightly sort!). I have never had a horse who doesn't routinely have 1 - 2 days per week off so are there other horses out there who don't have a day off regularly? I plan to do a mixture of all sorts with her so I don't think boredom with the work would be an issue, it's more the physical demand on her and whether to be fair to her she ought to have routine time off.