Riding from the field....

[MizElz]

Just wondering what everyone's views on this are. Some people I know ride their horses straight off the field; others bring and stand them in for an hour or so before riding. Opinions?

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Depends what I'm doing..............If I'm having a lesson, I bring her in to have a sleep and deflate, so I don't have to work so hard!!!

 

[AmyMay]

I tend to leave them for an hour before I ride if they are on good grazing.

 

[moodymare1987]

I leave mine for an hour, Let his belly settle.

 

[SilverSkye]

Tend to bring in as soon as i get to the yard then do all the jobs i need to i.e muck pick, make feed, check water. Find then about an hour has gone by anyway and saves doing the jobs after riding. Would happily go for an amble straight from the field but if i was going to school or jump like to give her a bit of time to digest everything she has been scoffing!

 

[Bossanova]

Mine live out and get tacked up in field and ridden straight away.

 

[WelshRareBit]

I happily ride from the field for general riding. I guess when doing something more strenuous like competing, they'd have about an hour in the stable before riding.

I guess in the wild they would have to be able to move quickly regardless of how much grass they'd had, if a predator was around?..

 

[saskia295]

I don't think there's any problem with riding straight from the field for general riding about...

 

[scotsmare]

Provided your horse isn't really gassy then you should be fine to ride straight from field.

 

[Theresa_F]

Unless the belly looks very full I ride straight away but I am not doing anything very strenous. Normally by the time I have got them in, groomed, tacked up and generally minced about they have had 20 - 30 mins.

If I were doing some serious competing then I may bring in morning/the night before - friends serious jumping pony had to be in 24 hours before competing or she was too bloated and pigged out to jump the really high fences they competed at.

 

[burtie]

The only time I would not ride striaght from the field is with a horse on limited turnout (i.e a few hours) on good quality grazing. Otherwise always ride straight from the field.

 

[reddie]

Usually ride straight from the field. by the time i've fetched him in and groomed and tacked up its usually half an hour.

 

[jcberry]

Normally straight away, unless riding in morning after a night in. It usually takes me about 20-30 mins to groom, tack up anyway. I'd be there all day otherwise!!

 

[Donkeymad]

Straight from the field.

 

[buffy2]

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Mine live out and get tacked up in field and ridden straight away.

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