Michen
Well-Known Member
Outside the box but what about something different to tire him mentally rather than physically?
A 20min groundwork session tires my horse more than anything. He has to concentrate and pay attention to where his feet are. I do all sorts of yielding and guiding him (or attempting to!) with a couple of schooling sticks.
Something like TTouch or clicker training might have similar effects. I'm not overly familiar with them, especially not clicker
Just thinking thr more work you do physically the fitter he will get and then the more work he'll need.
I'd try as Roxy advised with a gradual reduction of feed and keep him stimulated mentally.
Yeah I should really and I did do in hand work and poles twice a week religiously last winter. Am just, selfishly, struggling to find the motivation as I really don't enjoy doing it!
I don't think he'd get fitter than he is now.
There's the added problem of him getting sweaty because he's nutty and then he gets angry that he's sweaty and frustrated. But I really don't want to fully clip him when he's going out. Maybe I'll just stop riding him until 2022