Fitness and hacking

[Baileyboo]

If my pony is quite fit and we hack/school most days, usually for about 1-1.5 hours mostly walking and trotting, lots of hill work, some canter and gallop and she doesn't really get sweated up how far do you think I could hack her? I've just found out a really good hack but I don't know if its too far, I think its about 11 miles. I want to go somewhere on Sunday and was planning to take a picnic and take it slowly and stop somewhere half way round.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

She'll be fine, you proabbaly already do about 7 miles in your 1.5hrs hack anyway!!!

 

[BigBird146]

i don't ride my horse anywhere near that much and he did a 16-17 mile ride fine on Sunday. A leasurely pace will be about 5 mph so 11 miles should only be 2- 2.5 hours riding.

 

[Baileyboo]

Ok, so perhaps I do panic a bit! Or under-estimate her ability! I think i'm a bit soft. I will do it, wish me luck, i'm going to go to the tack shop tomorrow and buy a saddle bag for my munch (and some polo's)