How much work are your rising 5yos in?

Mine is getting ready for a HOYS qualifier so is ridden 6 times a week, we do 2 or 3 hacks a week (45mins ish), 2 sessions in the school (45 mins max) and a session or 2 on the lunge or longriens. He is fresh as a daisy and loving it but he is an extremely mentally mature horse who thrives on work
 
We have a rising 5 year old who was broken last summer, her current week would be 1 x jumping lesson, 1 x small competition, 1 x faster hack, 1 x flatwork schooling session and 2 x hacks. She is competing up to 70cm and schooling up to 1m.

Depends on how mature they are in themselves - ours is Connie x TB - we have a Selle Francais x TB rising 4 year old who I think will be more mature in her work and therefore that bit more advanced.

To give you some comparisons I had a big Warmblood mare that was very immature and felt like our SF 4 year old when she was 6!
 
Following, as I was thinking the very same! Just bought a rising 5yo and never had one this age before, so paranoid about overcooking him. The above posters are doing more than I thought although I realise it depends on the horse.

The plan for mine is short schooling sessions 2/3 a week for 20 mins (he gets tired mentally if we do too much), hack 1/2, lunge 1/2, jump maybe every 2 weeks but not jumped him yet. He'll get some sort of exercise 5/6 times a week in total but some days that will be fairly light. Will increase the time and intensity as he gets fitter, but then I'm only aiming for low level RC stuff this year. Plan to do a few clinics then small shows, prob no more than 1 every 2 weeks max. And see how he goes really.

What's your plan?
 
You have to tailor it to the horse, mine is mentally and physically very mature and well up for the work, he comes out of his stable like tigger and normally bounces his way round the hacks. He was broken in May last year having come from Ireland almost unhandled at the end of march. My plans are county shows and Hoys qualifiers for him. Competing probably twice a month from April onwards

My last 5 yrold was immature physically due to injury and recovery from said injury so when he was rising 5 he was hacked out for about 30 mins in walk and trot only 5 days a week. He would not have coped with more.
 
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conniegirl said:
You have to tailor it to the horse, mine is mentally sand physically very mature and well up for the work, he comes out of his stable like tigger and normally bounces his way round the hacks. He was broken in May last year having come from Ireland almost unhandled at the end of march

My last 5 yrold was immature physically due to injury and recovery from said injury so when he was rising 5 he was hacked out for about 30 mins in walk and trot only 5 days a week. He would not have coped with more.
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Just wanted to make sure you didn't think there was any implied criticism in my post. Absolutely none intended, I'm not familiar with them at this age so I can't comment knowledgeably. Was pleased to read both posts as they confirmed what my ins said, I really shouldn't be too precious as he's able to cope what what I would call a fairly normal workload. Although as mine is new, I'll stay on the lighter side just for a bit until I get to know him better.

He seems physically able but he was pooped after the last schooling session, but then he is still settling in and has had a busy few weeks moving from Ireland and now moving yards again.
 
Mine is a bit backwards compared to all this lol. He was sat on in December a few times and then had a few months doing nothing. He has now started lunging a few times a week and walking out in hand. Want to start going on little riding hacks soon. To be fair he is rather babyish still!
 
Bernster said:
Just wanted to make sure you didn't think there was any implied criticism in my post. Absolutely none intended, I'm not familiar with them at this age so I can't comment knowledgeably. Was pleased to read both posts as they confirmed what my ins said, I really shouldn't be too precious as he's able to cope what what I would call a fairly normal workload. Although as mine is new, I'll stay on the lighter side just for a bit until I get to know him better.

He seems physically able but he was pooped after the last schooling session, but then he is still settling in and has had a busy few weeks moving from Ireland and now moving yards again.
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No criticism taken! I was just trying to highlight that not all 5 yr olds are upto that level of work, you know your horse best and as long as you don't hammer his legs on the roads you realy can't go wrong by following your gut. I prefer to stop just as mine are starting to tire. I don't want them exhausted as in my experiance that leads to sour horses
 
We aren't as advanced as others on here! Schooling three times a week and just started popping over little jumps and pole work. He's a bit babyish and i don't think he would cope with much more than this..........he is very quiet and well behaved though so that's one good thing!
 
Not a lot!!! She was very immature last year so I delayed backing her. She was only lightly done before the rain stopped play! I've starting long reining her again the past fortnight so we'll see how she goes. I'm on holiday in a few weeks so will probably pop back on after that.
 
Mine broke in Sept so has slowly been brought back into work since Feb. He's now being schooled twice a week by a dressage rider and I'll do a weekend hack and play in the school once a week. And the odd lunge and session on the walker. So not loads
 
I sold mine a few weeks ago but he did his first indoor ODEs end of last year and was working about 6 times a week, spun on lunge 4 times week to build up strength (12hh driving pony) and then an even split of hacking and schooling, with random weeks off. (Would have done more structure had time allowed!). He's now aiming at HOYs qualifiers too.
 
In comparison to others not a lot! However I've only had her 2 months and she spent the best part of winter stabled with no turn out, so being super careful to take things slowly.

Work is creeping up slowly but at the minute its 2 x short schools per week (20 mins) and 2 x short hacks. We've done trotting poles, and been to the beach for a canter and a paddle and all is going well so far. : )
 
Mine is currently being broken. He's been under saddle for three weeks and is worked 6 days a week because he genuinely dislikes having days off. He is lunged/schooled three times a week and hacked about three times a week. I have to say he is much happier now he is being broken.
 
Just brought my 4 yo back into work after a month off. I will build him up so he is schooling 30 mins 3 x a week, 2 hacks. We will be having lessons and getting out and about to shows.
 
How often would you go to shows as a matter of interest? Once the clocks change and I can ride in the evenings, I am planning to jump once a week (or less perhaps), school 2-3 times a week (around 30 min sessions at the moment) and hack for 2-3 times a week.

There is so much I want to do with him though - local unaff dressage, local unaff SJ, clinics, XC schooling, fun rides, lessons.... :D :D
 
In louts first year under saddle he went to 7 shows in 6 months.
This year between April and October I have about 12 shows planned, 3 others is like to go to if he isn't tired and he will go on fun rides etc as and when I feel like going!
 
I will be hoping to get out at least a couple of times a month. Will play it by ear tho and if he seems tired during any of his work we will knock it back a bit. However I don't think I ever work my horses hard enough anyway!!
 
on average, flat schooling 3 x a week (30-45 mins), jumping 2 x a week (30mins) and hacking once a week (1 hr 1/2- 2 hrs) with one day off, sometimes has a full week with an extra day's hacking, or sometimes only worked 2-3 days a week if she is looking tired or the weather is off. Trying to get her out to a show every 2 weeks, jumping 75-85cm, she's 14.1hh
 
Lévrier;12845094 said:
How often would you go to shows as a matter of interest? Once the clocks change and I can ride in the evenings, I am planning to jump once a week (or less perhaps), school 2-3 times a week (around 30 min sessions at the moment) and hack for 2-3 times a week.

There is so much I want to do with him though - local unaff dressage, local unaff SJ, clinics, XC schooling, fun rides, lessons.... :D :D
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I know the feeling , am really looking forward to getting out but need to spend time getting to know the new fella. I'm going to do some lessons at home, some low key comps but probably won't do more than 1/2 a month at most, trying to fit in lessons, hacks, sp rides etc in between and keeping workload fairly light. Oh haha and also life outside of horses, forgot that bit !
 
Due to circumstances beyond my control, my rising 5 yr old cob has done very little for the last year, ridden by grandkids at weekends and longreined by me whenever possible to build his confidence going out alone, the plus side is, he's been allowed to grow up a bit with just basics being done, he looks less like a baby, he's being shown inhand again shortly and can't wait to hear the comments, being always placed as a 3 yr old
 
I give my girl an easy deal!!! Just a few nice rides a week. She got very anti-riding last season (which as it turned out was due to gastric ulcers), so this season has been focussed on her enjoying being ridden. Next season we will crack into proper work. I have dropped all expectations of her doing x by age y as that was just frustrating me so now we are just taking our time!
 
4-5 days a week (though this week or two off as injured myself). Normally 30 minute session in arena x 2, 45 - 60 minute hack x 2 and either a lunge session or used in riding school session one day. :)

Walk trot a lot, canter (twice a week) and polework introduced for schooling exercises once or twice a month for variety.
 
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