DirectorFury
Well-Known Member
Stupid post alert!
So Maddie is moving to the same yard as Molly on the weekend and is meant to be coming back into work when this happens (assuming my back improves - not likely). Mad is waaaaay too fat for her saddle at the moment and has been barefoot for the last 5 months (out of work since end of Jan) so I need to build up work slowly as I'd like to keep her barefoot. I won't have time to hack both during daylight hours unless I do ride and lead - so how do I do it?
I'm assuming the led horse wears a bridle and some hi-viz. We need to do a tiny bit of dead quiet road work (less than 100m) to get to the moor from the yard so what side do you have the led horse when on the road? The inside? How do you handle those god-awful sprung horse gates on hacks - get off? If you get off how the heck do you get back on while holding one?!
I'm going to practise in the school first but some idea where to start would be helpful.
Other alternative is to hack Molly and do in-hand walking and lunging with Maddie but I'd rather get her out walking on tarmac than doing endless circles in the school.
So Maddie is moving to the same yard as Molly on the weekend and is meant to be coming back into work when this happens (assuming my back improves - not likely). Mad is waaaaay too fat for her saddle at the moment and has been barefoot for the last 5 months (out of work since end of Jan) so I need to build up work slowly as I'd like to keep her barefoot. I won't have time to hack both during daylight hours unless I do ride and lead - so how do I do it?
I'm assuming the led horse wears a bridle and some hi-viz. We need to do a tiny bit of dead quiet road work (less than 100m) to get to the moor from the yard so what side do you have the led horse when on the road? The inside? How do you handle those god-awful sprung horse gates on hacks - get off? If you get off how the heck do you get back on while holding one?!
I'm going to practise in the school first but some idea where to start would be helpful.
Other alternative is to hack Molly and do in-hand walking and lunging with Maddie but I'd rather get her out walking on tarmac than doing endless circles in the school.