Evie91
Well-Known Member
Just a question for all the riders out there, who ride once a week.
My own horse and now my share horse is ridden five times a week as a minimum. Like to keep the horse fit, so ready if we want to go out jumping or on a long hack, cross country schooling or to the gallops!
When ever horse has had time off, for injury etc rehab has always been short period of walk only, then incorporating trot, then canter, finally jumping when horse is back to full fitness.
My horses have tended to have a month off in December ( of only being ridden two to three times a week)then bought back to full fitness after Christmas.
I've been quite astonished to read on here about riders who ride only once a week. I have read the reasons behind this but just wondering, do you not worry about causing muscle/tendon damage by riding a horse that must be essentially unfit?
I don't wish to cause offence, just interested in people's opinions. I'm a worrier by nature so for me, so always worried about what is fair to the horse (e.gif I ask too much, put on a few pounds, don't ride well, etc etc).
I'm well aware of hunt horses and eventers who have time off but then are bought back into work with a fittening programme. Just suprised at the amount who just ride once a week is all.....
My own horse and now my share horse is ridden five times a week as a minimum. Like to keep the horse fit, so ready if we want to go out jumping or on a long hack, cross country schooling or to the gallops!
When ever horse has had time off, for injury etc rehab has always been short period of walk only, then incorporating trot, then canter, finally jumping when horse is back to full fitness.
My horses have tended to have a month off in December ( of only being ridden two to three times a week)then bought back to full fitness after Christmas.
I've been quite astonished to read on here about riders who ride only once a week. I have read the reasons behind this but just wondering, do you not worry about causing muscle/tendon damage by riding a horse that must be essentially unfit?
I don't wish to cause offence, just interested in people's opinions. I'm a worrier by nature so for me, so always worried about what is fair to the horse (e.gif I ask too much, put on a few pounds, don't ride well, etc etc).
I'm well aware of hunt horses and eventers who have time off but then are bought back into work with a fittening programme. Just suprised at the amount who just ride once a week is all.....