How often do u school??

I school 2-4 times a week depending on days off etc. I vary what I work on, use poles, games, fast sessions, slow sessions and jump once a weekish, my sessions can vary from 15 mins to 45 mins depending on how quickly we get it right. I lunge once every couple of weeks or if I have specific problem. I try to hack at least twice a week and he gets one or two days off a week.

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jerry usually gets schooled 4-5 days a week. what we depends on my work shifts. jumping sessions are an hour Inc warmup and flatwork is usually 45 mins.
I lunge and freeschool about once a month - I think he enjoys the variety :)
I freeschooled tonight and we ended up playing games :p
 
Relly depends on what issues my horses are throwing up - physically! So there have been times when schooling in a manege just hasn't been right for them, although we have still schooled out hacking. Right now we're back in the school three times a week, working on basic flat, raised pole work and lunging off two reins. Do try to keep it varied as one of my horses is a real thinker and soon gets bored.
 
4-5 times a week but it can be more like 6 depending on what's happening during the week. Unfortunately my horse hates to hack alone (I think he generally finds it boring even if I add a gallop and schooling into it! ) so am limited to hacking in company - I must add here that I've tried for 2 years to get this horse out alone even back to long reining but it never made a difference.

I vary the schooling by either being in the school or out in a field, weather permitting. Use lots of pole work, jumping, transitions and am always trying to think of new exercises, even if there is no point to them other than to have a bit of fun! These sessions last upto an hour but sometimes are only 15mins long if hes being very good. Sometimes lunge but max. once a week.
 
When Kel was in work, we only schooled a max of 3 times a week purely because she is a difficult horse to school and hates it! She loves her hacking and that keeps her fit.
The other mare gets schooled 5-6 times a week maybe, she LOVES to work.
K x
 
I work on a 2 week rota thingy, so;
Week 1; 2 days flatwork, 1 day jumping, 1 hack and 1 lunging day
Week 2; 1 flatwork, 2 jumping, 1 hack and 1 lunging day

It means i can consintrate more on flatwork one week and jumping the next ... Oh and it keeps her confidence up when jumping :D It will change next year when shes older though.
 
At the moment I'm hacking 5 days a week. We are both bored stupid :(. I don't have a school at the yard. Can hire 1 very close by but is obviously a bit costly to hire several times a week :rolleyes: so I would like to make it worth my while when I do hire it. We are both stale and fed want to spice it up a bit :).
 
2 times ridden.
2 times lunged/ long reined/ hacked in hand
1 day off
1 day competing
1 'fun' day- hacking/ beach ride/ boxing to a nicer hacking place

Sometimes he doesn't get a fun day because we are out training/ competing twice but if that happens he gets an extra day off.
I don't tend to hack much as he gets so anxious and there is no one who has a horse that is suitable to hack with or wants to hack with me.
 
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