Debate to be settled!

[Dovorian]

In the midst of an office debate today - hacking to meets or shows, how far would you be prepared to ride?

Many moons ago I would happily have 4 or 5 miles to a meet or local show - either because it settled my ride or because I couln't afford the diesel!! Despite having a horse which is hunting fit my friend says anything more that a couple of miles in unfair....... an I just getting old and are we using horse transport rather like our cars - to go to the corner shop!!

 

[Tia]

I don't know what is acceptable today but when I was a kid I used to hack anywhere between 5 and 10 miles to a meet or horse show. My pony was darned fit!! And she still won all her classes, so couldn't have been too detrimental to her, LOL!!

 

[RunToEarth]

My horse could hack 15miles and it wouldnt take one ounce of spirit out of him. I usually hack 5 or 6 miles if I really want to go. Ways and means

 

[Gingernags]

Easy! We hacked to a local show and my friend met us there, won 2 classes and I hacked her home again, well over 6 mile round trip, and we galloped most of the way home!

(It was a very nice hack home!)

 

[Theresa_F]

Used to hack up to 10 miles for a show.

Breeze at 28 would hack 5 miles, do dressage, XC - at breakneck speed, SJ and then try to gallop the 5 miles back.

She would come in the yard jogging sideways, and I would be like a limp piece of pasta.

 

[Oaksflight]

I hacked 9 miles to do a demo this summer, got a lift back though. Would happily hack 5 or 6 miles to a hunt.

 

[Dovorian]

Relieved - I think I win this one........ people are getting too flippin' soft, apart from anything else a hack home should help to dry the ned off and save hassles when you get home.

Sadly, the point of my debate has ordered a trailer, even if she will only do 3 or 4 mile round trips!!!