How long to get ...

[ldlp111]

a pony (14.3hh cob type thing ) fit to go hunting, probably for 2-3hrs at first then longer maybe depending on speed of hunt and jumps etc. He was hacking once a week but have brought him back into full time work, still with one hack a week and 5 days of half hour in field doing walk,trot and canter up hill in field don't have time to do hours of hacking unfortunately. Been in full work for just over a week now and started increasing time in field by 5 mins.

thanks

 

[tootsietoo]

If I remember from my text books, you can get from scratch to competition fit in about 8 weeks. I guess most hunting people will start end July/August and aim to be hunting fit by the start of the season. 2-4 weeks of walking road work then building up to 2-3 bits of fast work a week, with the rest hacking.

I also don't have much time for long hacks so have been doing more shorter bursts of faster work. Which probably isn't a bad thing for my lazy fat hunter!!