Irishcobs
Well-Known Member
Hattie is very very fit at the moment. She could easily do a full days hunting.
This year she will be living out at home. She was at work living in last year.
I plan to hack her to 3-4 weekday hunt meets this year. A max of 45mins away.
But when the clocks change I can only ride her twice a week. I work 6 days a week with an afternoon off.
My plan is to do my canter work on my afternoon off and do a 2-2 1/2 hour hack on Sundays. Then my mum will lunge for 30 mins, mostly trot and canter or hack her, mainly walking on the days I can't ride. Do you think this will be enough to keep her fit?
When she was at work I used to hack for 1 1/2 hours on Sun, and canter 3 times a week. The rest I either lunged her or put her on the walker. She hunted once or twice a month last season.
Obviously I will monitor her and if she is getting tired take her home and I will bare in mind I have to hack back again.
This year she will be living out at home. She was at work living in last year.
I plan to hack her to 3-4 weekday hunt meets this year. A max of 45mins away.
But when the clocks change I can only ride her twice a week. I work 6 days a week with an afternoon off.
My plan is to do my canter work on my afternoon off and do a 2-2 1/2 hour hack on Sundays. Then my mum will lunge for 30 mins, mostly trot and canter or hack her, mainly walking on the days I can't ride. Do you think this will be enough to keep her fit?
When she was at work I used to hack for 1 1/2 hours on Sun, and canter 3 times a week. The rest I either lunged her or put her on the walker. She hunted once or twice a month last season.
Obviously I will monitor her and if she is getting tired take her home and I will bare in mind I have to hack back again.