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Re: [RC] Newbie conditioning question - Sharon LevasseurBig time ditto! Add in the possibility that you're on repeat (boring) trail, and/or riding at a speed that's too slow to keep the horse interested, and you can have a Pokey Pony on your hands. My horse will act like he's about to fall over dead even when he's got another horse along for company. In reality, he's fit, but bored to tears. Can you haul her to a different trail system to see if that helps? And/or ride with another horse? -Sharon L. in Maine Quoting Barbara McCrary <bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: 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. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: susan cooper To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:41 AM Subject: [RC] Newbie conditioning question 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. Susan in NV Happy High Desert Trails Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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