Re: [RC] [RC] English Saddle after 30 years... - Kari Hanes
Liz,
I've been working this mare since April. She had 3 weeks off in July
when I fractured my ankle. I read somewhere (maybe it was here, I've
read so much I can't remember) that you should be training the amount of
miles your competition is going to be every week. Figuring an LD was
going to be my first ride, I've been trying to get 25-30 miles a week.
Mixed trail with a little ring work (this mare hates doing circles). I
ride about 4 times a week, some short rides (5-6 miles) and a long ride
on the weekend. Unfortunately my terrian choices are limited to
roadside, a few 2 tracks and circling our property which is all flat. I
have 2 small hills in my regiment, but they're really not much. My
hubby, bless his heart, worked up the field next to the house so I have
some deeper sand to work in.
I also have some feeding issues. I've seen so much about suppliments,
electrolytes, etc. but I hesitate to use any. Believe it or not, I'm not
giving grain or hay right now to this mare. She is strictly on pasture
only, as she gains weight if I suppliment with even a few flakes of hay
a day. Is this bad? I know when I start to compete I'll need to have
something for her at vet stops, but what? Just hay, beet mash, a small
portion of grain with electro's mixed in?
Some of my questions seem "stupid" to me, like I should KNOW this! At
the ride we went to a few months ago, I saw some folks just throwing a
few flakes of hay to their horse at the vet stops, however they may have
given them something I missed. I also saw a few people giving applesauce
to their horses in what looked like a wormer tube, but I don't know what
they had mixed in with it. I know each horse has different needs, we
have 10 and they all have different feeding schedules.
Any suggestions for this newbie would be appreciated.
TIA
Kari
Montalee Arabians
Elizabeth Szeliga wrote
You don't describe your horse's training history, so it is hard to
make general recommendations about what distance to start with. Your
pace is fine, but how long you have been doing LSD work with her, and
what kind of distance you are covering is important information to
have before someone makes recommendations. It will also depend on
terrain - you may train on one type of terrain, but have an upcoming
ride on a different type of terrain. All this would factor in to a
decision.
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