Fit horse

[Mbronze]

As my girly seems to be getting fitter by the minute, i have decided to ride her twice today, she did look at her tack the second time like i had gone slightly mad, but happily schooled well for me considering we had quite a tough jumping session this morning.

Do you think that riding twice a day is a bit harsh, just feel a tiny bit guilty.

I know she could handle the work no problem and hasn't even sweated up.

 

[only_me]

no not a problem at all, as soon as my exams are over i plan on riding twice a day - imo it is very good for fitness!

 

[Spot_the_Risk]

Elite runners will run twice a day - no reason for your horse not to!

 

[madmav]

Just think what the average riding school horse does. One owner horses are lucky beyond their dreams!

 

[Haflinger]

Put it this way - if you ride the horse for an hour each time, that is 2 hours of the day gone.

The horse can chill for the other 22 hours, which seems fair to me

 

[rara007]

No problem atall- Eventing they can get worled 3 times a day for 1DE!

 

[JessPickle]

your horse will be fine, all the riding school horses at my yard do 2 hours max by the way! no more than 2 hrs a day!

 

[Sunny_Star]

I'm sure it will be fine, at my old yard some of the horses did 3 hours of work a day and coped fine with it.

 

[kerilli]

i've worked horses twice a day often, no problem at all... as long as saddle is very comfy etc, which i'm sure it is.

 

[wendy42]

My daughter and I share our horse so he's often ridden twice a day, think it's fine if they're fit enough and the riding is spread over the day.