riding in snow

Depends how much snow and if you know your route very well.
Personally no, snow can hide alot of things include very bad ice, rabbit holes etc however I turn out because the paddock is checked regularly for holes etc
 
If it's fresh quite deep snow then i would take Lucy round a field i knew very well. She is so safe, never spooks and always knows where her feet are (she's a welshie). We never have the right kind of snow. I know this sounds like an excuse the railway company uses but any snow we have is never very deep and there is usualy ice underneath so i can't risk it.
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Yes, sometimes.

But I know my tracks and I don't ride until there is at least 6" of snow, it is softer, and safer underfoot.
 
I occaisionaly ride in the snow, but often chose not to. I don't know whether you've heard this but a good tip is to put a coat of vaseline in side your horses hooves to stop the snow from clumping in them
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I would never ride in snow beause you dont know what is underneath, including frozen rutted ground. Horses also find it harder to see certain things. Just not worth it
 
zakybabe: Be careful with the vaseline, i would walk in hand for a bit to check it's not still balling up first. I tried the other day with plenty of vaseline but the lad has deep feet and is shod, so after 10 min loose in the school he had massive stilts and fell over
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He was ok though, but i'm glad i wasn't on him. His hooning also didn't help ...
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I ride every day in the snow, my horses are bare hooved so they are very sure footed, walk, trot and canter - never slip and love it.

Cantering around in lovely powder today.
 
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Very wise on ground you don't know and a horse you don't trust. I know every inch of the ground I ride over - I own it. My horses see perfectly well, they are quite capable of stepping over things and around trees etc.

Frozen, rutted ground is the reason I leave it until there is a good carpet of snow, when my horses begin hooning about their paddocks rather than tippy-toeing about then I know they are comfortable with the footing and I start riding.
 
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