Re: [RC] Newbie conditioning question - Barbara McCrary
Are you riding alone? Sometimes horses ACT tired
when in reality they are just not interested in moving forward. Some of
the best horses in competition are uninspired around home when out on trails
alone.
Now that I have a saddle that fits my horse, I am going to start
conditioning for our debut in the spring. But, I've only been doing 5-7
mile rides, mostly walking, some trotting. My horse acts dead tired at
the 5 mile mark. Do I need to continue these short rides untill she
doesn't act tired before bumping her up to 8 or 10 miles? She is 6yo
BTW, and only under saddle for the past 6 months.
