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Re: [RC] How many miles a week? - Charlotte LesterIn past years I've had horses that needed to be ridden 20 - 40 miles per week to keep/get them in shape to do rides depending on the terrain and ride schedule. Currently my 2000+ mile horse only gets ridden once every two weeks for 1/2 hour in the indoor to keep his brain in my hands. He goes to a race from April to November every 4 to 6 weeks (just 50's) which we complete in race time, usually 4:30 to 5:30 depending on the race. He gets turned out all day & in at night. I attribute his physical fitness to the fact that he is a self excerciser - on a regular basis, I see him do this at least once a day, he will pick up a nice strong trot for about 3 minutes, then slow canter and work himself up to a strong canter for another 3 - 5 minutes then slows to a trot to cool down. This is really great since I don't have a lot of time to ride - except - he's in much better shape than I! Luckily I've started competing my 5 year old this year who is getting ridden regularly. Conditioning depends on the individual horse. If your horse looks tired, is grumpy, or is getting skinny i.e. his ribs and hips are starting to show, you're probably riding him too much. Last of all, go to the ride, have fun, and if he's tired, quit and learn from it! Good luck! Char Jewell Maine --- Karen Casemier <kcrazzmatazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Just curious how many miles a week you guys ride in order to condition your horse for 25/50/100 miler. On another list I belong to (not endurance-related), someone said that their vet recommended riding the same number of miles per week as you want to compete (so, if you wanted to do 50 mile rides, you would ride 50 miles per week). I know there are other considerations besides milage to consider: speed, weather, terrain, etc. I'm just trying to get a handle on how much time it takes if you want to condition for 50 milers or even 100 milers, and if it is plausible to be able to do it when you have a demanding full time job and don't have direct access to trails (have to trailer out to trails). Also, once you actually start the competitive season, how much riding do you do to maintain your horse's fitness? (If any experienced riders would like to share their training logs, I'd be happy to compile the information and provide it to John/Steph so they can link to it from endurance.net. I'm sure other newbies would be very interested.) Thanks! Karen and Mazzie _________________________________________________________________ MSN Life Events gives you the tips and tools to handle the turning points in your life. http://lifeevents.msn.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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