Shadowdancing
Well-Known Member
Do you give your horse any holidays/regular days off? If so when and for how long?
When my horse was younger, as a slow maturing breed, she had long holidays in the winter, often about 2-3 months. Since she was 5 it's just been a fortnight in summer when I go away and a fortnight near Christmas, mainly to make my life easier at such a busy time and help me not to feel guilty about not riding her.
I'm still deciding whether to give her a break around Christmas this year.
She gets a day off after a competition or day out if she's had to work quite hard, e.g. if we've had a long pleasure ride- but maybe again that's more to spare my aching legs!
What do you do with your horse on a holiday? No riding at all, just hacking, keep in, turn out etc...? When mine is on holiday she goes out as much as possible and is usually not ridden at all.
When my horse was younger, as a slow maturing breed, she had long holidays in the winter, often about 2-3 months. Since she was 5 it's just been a fortnight in summer when I go away and a fortnight near Christmas, mainly to make my life easier at such a busy time and help me not to feel guilty about not riding her.
I'm still deciding whether to give her a break around Christmas this year.
She gets a day off after a competition or day out if she's had to work quite hard, e.g. if we've had a long pleasure ride- but maybe again that's more to spare my aching legs!
What do you do with your horse on a holiday? No riding at all, just hacking, keep in, turn out etc...? When mine is on holiday she goes out as much as possible and is usually not ridden at all.
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