Do you ride your horse on Christmas Day?

[katie_and_toto]

Just wondering, Toto has Christmas Day off, do you ride your horse or do they have a day off?

 

[lilym]

If the weather is nice - yes Xmas day is just a normal day to me.

 

[JoBo]

They have the day off as we do the family thing, but always try and do a Christmas hack on Christmas eve with Gina and Mum if the weather isn’t too horrid.

 

[Abbeygale]

I never normally do - but I did last year for the first time ever. I am planning on riding this year - but probably won't if it is hideous weather!

 

[Tickles]

I was actually thinking I'd love to this year.

Split up w OH and sister is being 'difficult' but has a new baby so parents should probably be with her. There are friends I could spend the day with but to be honest I'd rather ride or play with the Unsuitable Chestnut Arab (lucky for me he *loves* some of the stuff we do together so I wouldn't feel guilty.) Was thinking that way I cd see parents for morning/evening, they cd see grandchild and horse wdn't be bored and I wdn't be stressed.

Will have to check w his owner as obviously she gets first dibs but if I offer to muck out too...

 

[stencilface]

Depends on how hungover I am and what the weather's like

 

[montmol]

we always go for a christmas ride in the morning

just a little hack up to the village, then back for lunch

 

[ladybones]

Don't think i ever have, i avoid leaving my pj's at all costs! This means i have to don my very attractive boiler suit over my pj's to muck and turn out!
We do hunt on boxing day though.

 

[Mabel98]

Yes, anything to escape from the relatives.....yard duties somehow take much longer on Xmas day...............

 

[Tiarella]

Yep, me and my friend go for a hack on christmas day with tinsel

 

[tash87]

Christmas morning hacks are the best - it's just so quiet and peaceful!

 

[miss_c]

Well Mum tends to help me with the horse on Christmas Day... we have our routine where we do the horse, go to my instructor's for a mince pie and hot drink, then off for lunch (this year at my sister's). I would like to ride, but tend to end up riding on boxing day instead.

 

[jesterfaerie]

If I have time yes I love hacking out on christmas day wearing tinsel

However christmas day is such a busy day for me that I don't manage it every year, in fact I don't think I have done it in at least 5 years

 

[TinselRider]

Yup Ban and I always enjoy a quiet christmas hack

Lordie however shall be spending the day in the field

 

[muffinino]

For the first 24 Christmases of my life, all I wanted was to look out the window and see a pony in the garden so I'll be damned if I don't ride now I have one!

Obviously, I shame the horse by covering him in tinsel and insisting he wears his reindeer antlers

 

[_OC_]

Don't ride on that day,or any day....as my nerves are bad..........but,I think I just might get back on board,what I do just to avoid the Mother-in-Law who now comes every Christmas as my OH father died nearly three years ago.....then I'm very good at stringing out all my yard jobs.....amazing how mucking out can turn into for ever!

 

[simplyhunting]

Nope , never have , although we hunt boxing day.

 

[vicky86]

I normally drag my family up if we have a quite morning and they help with yard duties. Then I hack one out and they come for a walk and I normally manage to get my brother on and I lead him. Makes me feel less guilty about all the tonnes of food im going to eat throughtout the day. Then home to open presents. Weather dependant though.

 

[Jeska]

I always ride on Christmas day! Last christmas i didnt even want to go for my christmas dinner because I was having so much fun at the farm and i always end up doing other peoples horses too - I had 7 to do one year!

 

[LauraWheeler]

I love riding xmas day all dressed up in tinsel

. I normaly work (i'm a groom) and the last 5 years i was a hunt groom so spent xmas day doing finnishing touches for boxing day! I have a new job now and have xmas day off (still hunting boxing day though). I'm spending xmas day with the boyfriend this year so don't think i'll get my xmas day ride

 

[Seahorse]

Would love to but it's never going to happen, not with hubby, child, sisters, nieces, my dad and the in laws all staying over christmas, not forgetting that I'm working nights on christmas eve

 

[alfirules]

yes, always!!!

I love riding on xmas day, its the only day i don't meet a single car on the roads!!!!

 

[SonnysHumanSlave]

I dont normally!

But this year i am going to try to, as im getting a set of showjumps and they are here already, but im not allowed to use them till xmas..... so might not drink xmas eve so i can drive home to jump them! well excited!!

 

[Vikki89]

Not on christmas day as have family round but me and my mum do go on a boxing day and probably christmas eve hack, and we will be wearing tinsel

 

[Slinkyunicorn]

Yes - we go for a tootle round the village with tinsel etc on and say hello to people!

 

[Shrimp]

Yep I used to if the weather was nice, gave me a chance to keep out of mums way whilst she was cooking the dinner

 

[ForeverBroke_]

Dont usually, but will this year!

 

[Donkeymad]

Nope, but we do take one horse and go for a carriage drive, our carriage will be decorated from doing all the Santa things during December.

 

[spaglucy]

No not christmas day she can have a day off to get ready for hunting boxing day!

 

[Selkie]

We do if the weather is ok. Just love it we say happy Christmas to everyone we meet