ed&arch
Well-Known Member
As title really..
We live on a 600acre dairy farm with plenty of accessible fields (mainly flat and “horsey friendlyâ€, although OH may not agree)
The drive directs onto a very busy B road therefore hacking on a road isn’t really an option unless I box up and move 2/3miles off the busy road to back lanes.
Would you class riding in open fields, hacking? We tend to school (flatwork) in the field, the next session will be riding in the field a bit more casually with a nice trot, canter and gallop etc at a relaxed/less intense pace (although sometimes I do question that) to build fitness.
Is there anybody out there that doesn’t do road work but still succeeds at getting the work into their horse? Should I be making more of an effort to get on the road?
We live on a 600acre dairy farm with plenty of accessible fields (mainly flat and “horsey friendlyâ€, although OH may not agree)
The drive directs onto a very busy B road therefore hacking on a road isn’t really an option unless I box up and move 2/3miles off the busy road to back lanes.
Would you class riding in open fields, hacking? We tend to school (flatwork) in the field, the next session will be riding in the field a bit more casually with a nice trot, canter and gallop etc at a relaxed/less intense pace (although sometimes I do question that) to build fitness.
Is there anybody out there that doesn’t do road work but still succeeds at getting the work into their horse? Should I be making more of an effort to get on the road?