hands up those who rode about 8.30 this morning in the cold...

[Irishbabygirl]

I did my stable chores this morning and rode out this afternoon in the vain hope it may have warmed up a little...it hadn't!

 

[Jericho]

Out teaching,.freezing in the sandschool from 7:30am-5pm. Just thawing out now

Ohmigod - you must have invested in a pretty good stock of thermals!!!!!!

We rode at about 2pm and the wind was bitter... we trotted a lot!

 

[vixiem]

There's an 8.30AM on a SUNDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was safely tucked up in bed with snooooozing ponies lol. We are a lazy bunch x

 

[Finn]

Me! My lesson was at 7am. our school was covered in snow and my instructor passed comment how nice my horse looked as she is black and we were riding on the white snow so she really stood out . I have to admit to being slightly worried in case she slipped but she's barefoot and didn't slip once, we walked, trotted and cantered. It was amazing.

 

[Enfys]

Nutts. You are all mad

 

[Hoof_Prints]

Would put hand up ... but not defrosted yet not quite 8 30, but was riding at 9.. only got back from the stables at 6pm ! Not quite sure how I manage to fill up so much time.. oh yeah- its probably the hours I spend sitting by the heater

 

[miss_c]

Hacked out about 9.30. I rode Genie and my YO's daughter rode Titchy. Thank goodness for Ariat Thermal Boots!!!!!!!

 

[dorito]

Wow, some of you deserve several gold stars

Think it feels better to look back on having 'made the effort' in horrible weather, than it does at the time.

I planned to, but after a small accident that resulted in half of me falling in a water trough, (the fault of that fecking feral carthorse called Little Ted), I went back home at 8am to dry out.

Rode a little later but still freezing, at least it's dry though.

LOL, I think we, the HHO public, have a right to know more about exactly how you got dunked - pleeeease!

 

[Dusty85]

I did some flatwork schooling with my horse this morning at 8am, and then thought my face was going to fall off due to the bitter cold!

Chuffed with my Gold Star

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

Had to wait till 9am as companions running late
However, had a good 45 min hack out, bit chilly on my face, but toesies fine on getting back (prob too many layers up top tho, but only 1 pair of socks under my lovely warm boots - so can I have a medal?)

 

[ArabianGem78]

Yep. 2 1/2 hours today. 2 yesterday. First endurance ride of the season in 2 weeks...... Fabulous rides with lots of faster work to keep the temp up! Pony was her usual awesome self.

 

[JEZA]

Early start today!
My 11 year old son was riding at 7am, and in the ring at a show by 7.30am!
Dont even ask what time I was lunging the pony!

 

[Mitchyden]

Rode out a 7.30am in the cold, beat that!

6.30 for 2 hours!!