quirky
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As title, do you rest your horse before riding when you have brought them in from the field?
If you do rest them, why?
If you do rest them, why?
Do you rest field based horse before riding?
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muffinino
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Mine's out 24/7 in summer. If they're in the back fields far away from the stables I hop on & ride back to the yard, brush, tack up and away!
Never had a problem yet
Never had a problem yet
Lill
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I don't, but my instructor does she says she leaves her horse to 'debloat' first!?
Laafet
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QR - as a rule I do, but only because they are such piggies that riding them straight off the field makes them feel lethargic.
AmyMay
Situation normal
Now that they have moved off winter grazing to a field with quite a bit of grass yes I do rest before riding.
I'm far to worried about colic and bloating not to....... So wait a minimum of 1 hour if riding after work. But bring the horse in early on Saturday and Sunday to allow a minimum of 2 hours (especially if doing fast work).
I'm far to worried about colic and bloating not to....... So wait a minimum of 1 hour if riding after work. But bring the horse in early on Saturday and Sunday to allow a minimum of 2 hours (especially if doing fast work).
Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
If there is a lot of grass in the field, the horse is an utter pig, and I wanted to do fast work, I might leave them for an hour (but I'd probably groom them slowly, and tack them up in that time).
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Fransurrey
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Nope! I just tack up and go. The gentle movement from a walk would help them debloat from a grass belly than standing around, does!
mik
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Yes minimum 1 hour, including brushing.
silverbreeze
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I rest mine because they like to have a nap before I ride them
If they don't get their kip time they prove incredibly resistant to work. Now if thats not maniuplation, I don't know what is! Plus, my young mare gets the biggest grass belly in the world and I end up being jet propelled if I ride within an hour of her coming in!
gummybear
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Not really rest - but by the time I have got him in, faffed around, groomed, got myself sorted, invariably had a chat with someone and got tacked up - at least 45mins would have passed !
Laafet
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I thought I was weird doing it but now see I am not. My instructor said to me, imagine having to run round after you had a big Sunday lunch and how would you feel? Therefore the reason for Murphy's reluctance to work hard. I always do it before schooling for atleast 2 hours and usually it takes me an hour to groom and tack up in the summer as I am usually chatting to everyone else before hacking out!
millitiger
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no never. but then i don't just get on and madly gallop around so i've never worried about colic.
the competition horses are never out on lush grass and the babies are never worked so much that i would worry about colic.
the competition horses are never out on lush grass and the babies are never worked so much that i would worry about colic.
blackcob
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If there is a lot of grass in the field, the horse is an utter pig, and I wanted to do fast work, I might leave them for an hour (but I'd probably groom them slowly, and tack them up in that time).
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This! The field is half a mile's walk each way from the yard so by the time I've brought her in, groomed, swept up, tacked up and faffed about finding my hat at least an hour has passed anyway. Despite being on sparse grazing she does bloat up overnight and visibly deflates between coming in and going back out, so for the sake of being able to girth up it's best to leave her for a bit.
If there is a lot of grass in the field, the horse is an utter pig, and I wanted to do fast work, I might leave them for an hour (but I'd probably groom them slowly, and tack them up in that time).
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This! The field is half a mile's walk each way from the yard so by the time I've brought her in, groomed, swept up, tacked up and faffed about finding my hat at least an hour has passed anyway. Despite being on sparse grazing she does bloat up overnight and visibly deflates between coming in and going back out, so for the sake of being able to girth up it's best to leave her for a bit.
ester
Not slacking multitasking
no, they can be a bit lethargic so they might come in the night before a competition or like yesterday we had a jumping lesson in the eve so they came in at lunchtime but if noone could get them in lunch time I would still carry on regardless. They haven't got stacks of grass (now they have eaten most of it) and am not sure its any diff to my cob stuffing a haynet.
Incidentally they are out 24/7 summer but still out 10+ hours a day in winter so figure they are quite used to digested grass and its not the same as us as they are designed to eat all the time whereas I really shouldn't!!
Incidentally they are out 24/7 summer but still out 10+ hours a day in winter so figure they are quite used to digested grass and its not the same as us as they are designed to eat all the time whereas I really shouldn't!!
Tinkerbee
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Nope. Chuck saddle on and away we go
CrazyMare
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Yes, mine stand in for a while, before I ride.
Also if they are going to a show, they come in at lunchtime the day before adn don't go back out until afterwards.
Also if they are going to a show, they come in at lunchtime the day before adn don't go back out until afterwards.
pottamus
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No not at all but then we do a fair bit in walk as warm up and he is on restricted grazing so does not suffer from that bloating problem.
ribena73
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Nope but we don't have loads of grass anyway.
One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
blackcob
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Nope but we don't have loads of grass anyway.
One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
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What was their reasoning behind that, out of curiosity?
I sometimes just pop back to the yard to take the saddle off then hop back on to ride back to the field, so I definitely don't do that!
Nope but we don't have loads of grass anyway.
One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
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What was their reasoning behind that, out of curiosity?
I sometimes just pop back to the yard to take the saddle off then hop back on to ride back to the field, so I definitely don't do that!
AmyMay
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One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
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Usually wait a good hour after riding before feedng and turning out.
The other night I went back to the yard at 9.00pm to feed and turn out - so yes 2 hours when it's needed.
One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
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Usually wait a good hour after riding before feedng and turning out.
The other night I went back to the yard at 9.00pm to feed and turn out - so yes 2 hours when it's needed.
ribena73
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Not entirely sure to be honest, she was a friend of a friend and we'd been out exercising another friends horses and having just got back into riding myself I didn't question. Would now though....... A
stencilface
High upon a hillside
Bring in, brush, tack up and set off is my routine. But then from catching to sitting on is prob 15 mins to an hour, depending on whether its a day to tackle the mane, or just a quick once over. The first bit of our hack is always a walk anyway (down the access track) and *touches wood* we have never had a horse with colic as a result of exercise after eating.
I think being turned out on grass is different to if your horse has just gobbled down a large feed. When grazing they eat, look around, eat, look around - its not a shove head down and gorge all the time.
Do horses know they're not supposed to exercise immediatley after grazing? Maybe I should put a speed limit on them in the field, and tell them off if they are in high jinxs and want to belt round the field for a laugh?!
I think being turned out on grass is different to if your horse has just gobbled down a large feed. When grazing they eat, look around, eat, look around - its not a shove head down and gorge all the time.
Do horses know they're not supposed to exercise immediatley after grazing? Maybe I should put a speed limit on them in the field, and tell them off if they are in high jinxs and want to belt round the field for a laugh?!
ester
Not slacking multitasking
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One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
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Usually wait a good hour after riding before feedng and turning out.
The other night I went back to the yard at 9.00pm to feed and turn out - so yes 2 hours when it's needed.
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nope they are cooled off properly on way home if we have had a fast ride, they get a brush off, handful of pony nuts, straight out in field, have never known anyone not turn out pretty much straight away and never had anyone have a problem, I struggle with why trickle feeding on a bit of grass is any different to munching on hay in the stable, if you grass was knee high maybe and prefer them to go out and stretch their legs after work its much better for my boy who can get a bit stiff otherwise.
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One instructor once told me to wait a minimum of 2 hours AFTER riding before feeding/ turning back out. Does anyone do this?
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Usually wait a good hour after riding before feedng and turning out.
The other night I went back to the yard at 9.00pm to feed and turn out - so yes 2 hours when it's needed.
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nope they are cooled off properly on way home if we have had a fast ride, they get a brush off, handful of pony nuts, straight out in field, have never known anyone not turn out pretty much straight away and never had anyone have a problem, I struggle with why trickle feeding on a bit of grass is any different to munching on hay in the stable, if you grass was knee high maybe and prefer them to go out and stretch their legs after work its much better for my boy who can get a bit stiff otherwise.
Hippona
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Not really rest - but by the time I have got him in, faffed around, groomed, got myself sorted, invariably had a chat with someone and got tacked up - at least 45mins would have passed !
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Ditto this....then a slow amble into the woods and gradually pick up the pace. If I was schooling/jumping then i would leave longer.
Not really rest - but by the time I have got him in, faffed around, groomed, got myself sorted, invariably had a chat with someone and got tacked up - at least 45mins would have passed !
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Ditto this....then a slow amble into the woods and gradually pick up the pace. If I was schooling/jumping then i would leave longer.
MagicMelon
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No, I take mine in, groom and ride immediately. In the wild, a horse who'd been grazing all day and then saw a predator is hardly going to stop and think "oh damn, I cant gallop away as I have to give myself time to "de-bloat"" - lol!
JustKickOn
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Not really, no. The fields have got much grass anyway, and it takes me about half hour-40 mins to do a decent job of grooming anyway, then tack up and ride.
GinaB
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Well, I only do gentle hacking (all at a walk, no trotting/cantering) but by time I groom (grey mare) tack up and generally faff around ponio has had 30-45mins rest. They are on restricted grazing as well.
MrsMozartletoe
Just passing through...
Takes me at least half an hour to get sorted and get on
Feed after a ride usually. Always wait until neds have cooled down and breathing has returned to normal.
We walk the first and the last mile when hacking.
Feed after a ride usually. Always wait until neds have cooled down and breathing has returned to normal.
We walk the first and the last mile when hacking.
moodymare1987
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I always give them time to let their bellies settle. Mind you even If I didnt it would take me a good 45 minutes to groom/tack up anyway.
My horse thinks it is hilarious to get mud all over him, he is grey, even gets it into his ears lol.
My horse thinks it is hilarious to get mud all over him, he is grey, even gets it into his ears lol.
skewby
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I use it to my advantage! If I want "pep", for a lesson or fast hack, I will get him in the night before, or first thing in the morning if I'm riding later. If I want chilled, for nannying a youngster on a hack say, I leave him out until I want to ride.