Time off + fitness

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After thinking my girl had ulcers, she has had a 6 week holiday for no reason haha- no ulcers
I lunged her yesterday (no aids, just bridle) to start bringing her back- the plan was a lot of walk work and some very light trotting, she had different plans and bombed off immediately which is fair enough 😂
She’s been turned out 24/7 for most of this time off, and is quite active in the field.
I’m bringing her back into fitness now, she had no trouble cantering around on the lunge while I was repeatedly woahing her, but how long would you wait to trot, and then canter?
Thank you!!
 
Horses hold fitness for 1 month. I would have an easier week and then return to normal.
 
Jenko109 said:
Honestly, I probably wouldn't wait after six weeks.

I would however not be lunging and would be focusing more on plenty of hacking instead.
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Yess, we went on a hack this afternoon and she was so good considering she can be nappy sometimes. It was just to gauge how she was feeling- explosive was the answer 😂
 
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