Thanks for the advice - next ride sorted!

[Patches]

After such a sweeping positive response to my earlier post, I'm taking the plunge. Doing a ride in Glossop on the 30th December (weather permitting - for towing and riding). It's a 12 miles pleasure ride. See how she copes with it.

Will do some increased bouts of trotting and fittening work over the next couple of weeks. Shame I don't have my manège yet as I could use faster work in schooling to help improve fitness.

Damn wet fields!

 

[moodymare1987]

Hope all goes well for you, im not far from glossop, are you from that area. xxxx

 

[Patches]

Nope. Going to be a good hour or so in the trailer. I live on the Staffs/Cheshire border, just South of Crewe.

 

[moodymare1987]

Ahh right, still hope you have lots of fun, i did a 14 mile ride with my mare, she was the cobbiest of the group i went with and was the only one who stayed lead file all the way, and didnt sweat up one bit and we did quite a bit of fast work,

She loved it and so did i was great. xxx

 

[Marnie]

I do pleasure rides with my big Irish cob mare, she is about 16.1 and really quite chunky! She leads all the way and will do 15-17 miles (the longest we have done so far) easily, and comes back fresh even after doing a significant amount of trotting and cantering. Mind you, we will do 10+ miles at the weekends anyway, with shorter rides during the week. I see lots of cob type horses on the pleasure rides and they cope really well, so you shouldn't have any problems!

Have fun!

 

[Woody&Rockie]

YEAY! I bet you cant wait!

That not taken you long to sort out-Have lots of fun - look forward to the pics! x

 

[Gingernags]

Yay! Have fun! Will try and road test the knee boots at the weekend! I know a ride with a good long canter I can test them on!

You'll have a great time! I'll keep fingers crossed for you that everything is fab if you cross them for me in february - having my first go at 2 dressage tests in one day - attempting my first novice - should be a giggle!