The day after a show/comp

[Vikki89]

What do you do? Do you
- give your horse a day off
- normal work
- lighter work than usual

Sometimes i think it would be nice to give a day off after they have worked well and possibly a long day but then think its good for them to stretch there legs. Just wondered what others do.

 

[miss_c]

It depends on what we've been doing and what I have on. Generally Monday is Genie's day off anyway, but sometimes I will take her for a hack just in walk to get us both out and relaxing after competing the day before.

 

[Sparkles]

Depends, if not got another show planned, then generally just leave him out in the field for the day

 

[howengold]

mine get the next day or two off depending on how much we do at the show. I put them out a bit earlier and bring them in later so they had a good stretch.

 

[Gleeful Imp]

Depends what we've done at the comp, and when it is!

Compete sat and we'll def just hack sunday. But compete sunday and we will usually have our regular jumping lesson on a monday. I do find that doing gridwork / bounces will really get him using himself (with lots of warming up and cooling down) and he's even better for it.

 

[Stinkbomb]

I usually give Inky from a day to a week off depending on what show it was. most of my shows are over 4 hours drive and return and comprise of us "sleeping" out for at last two nights. I think even that drains them never mind the showing!

 

[Seahorse]

Normally always give him a day off out in the field, and a nice rest for me too!

 

[Kokopelli]

If its an ODE then a day off. If its a weekend away two days off, just a BS he won't get a day off but might just hack and if its dressage he's schooling the next day to work on what the judge has put.

 

[fuzz]

Tend to go for a hack the day after and then give them the following day off so muscles don't stiffen up.

 

[Letslip]

Day off in the field or a light pobble round the fields, nothing strenuous, but then straight back into normal routine the day after and working on what the judge has said!

 

[marinitagsd]

I have just come back from a fantastic weekend at camp and our Pheebs will defo get a well earned rest tomorrow!
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