Mr T had a good potter about today on Zi
I walked around the arena nattering them. I didn't feel like riding myself.
I walked around the arena nattering them. I didn't feel like riding myself.
Fab, fast 5.5 miles with Jill n Albs. Took 90 mins but we were either walking or galloping!! Hooge fun
Time in saddle 3hr 35min
Distance 12.8 miles
Groundwork 30 mins
Im always late to the party
Finally managed a very short 3 mile hack yesterday. I wish the mornings would hurry up and get lighter so I can get out earlier and go further.
Also kept it short as Belle now doesn't have shoes on and while her fronts are booted I worry about the backs 'wearing out' she on the other hand really wasn't bothered one bit, had to bring Mr KR for company though as since I've not been riding much and she's been a bit too boingy for my liking I just needed some moral support, I'm a bit gutted as my confidence was at an all time high before she got her abscess and now it seems to have slid back downhill.
Hey ho, onwards and upwards!
How does this thread work btw? Some of you record hours in the saddle and others miles? Some put totals here and others don't?
Oh and does a potter bareback count? Been doing lots of that but just round the yard and barn.
It all counts . Long or short.
What ever way works best for you to keep track.
I mostly stay around my property.
I don't need to put boots on and I dont have to worry about dirt bikes atv's or hunters.
There were atv's or something out in the state forest behind Virginia's yesterday that
Were flying around crazy and so loud
Even being way across the street I could hear them inside the house here .
It's cold here so there are no windows open.
I used to love to ride the neighborhood at the old house.
I don't ride the roads much here because the
Edges are full of poison ivy. You could get off the side if the road but then you would have an eternal ITCH.
BAD COLD is no picnic either.
I have big heated buckets but also several storage ones since sadly the water hydrant is
not situated too well for the horses
I try to use the hoses in the SUN IF ITS HOPEFULLY ABOVE FREEZING TO USE AND DRAIN
ASAP.
I can dip the water form the storage to the View attachment 96354View attachment 96353heated buckets but if its really cold it gets very icyView attachment 96356View attachment 96355
and I have to break the ice but I can go in the heated buckets and it melts quickly.
I bought a big long camping ladel at walmar to make it easier.
It was perfect timing since I dropped the hammer into a full bucket right after I cracked the ice thank god I did not have to shove my arm in !!!
Yes im looking foreward to SPRING