How would you know if your pony is fit enough to do a local cross country course before you entered it?
Rumour has it that there is a smallish event within hacking distance of yard in Oct and if I was feeling mad I might want to have a go
Molly's in light work since I got her 6 weeks ago - building up her fitness as she'd not done much for a while. Currently hacking 4x per week for 45min-2 hours gradually increasing amount of trot & canter. Plus schooling for approx 1hour per week and we are starting to throw in small jumps (under 2ft 3) when we hack or at the end of schooling.
She is always raring to go but sweats up very easily from excitement as well as lack of fitness (came home all foamy last night because I wouln't let her gallop in the big field, we've had some control issues ) - looked like she'd run the national but was only a brisk walk/trot hack for 45 mins on a sunny eve.
She's lost some weight through the exercise and her muzzle and I think I can see the early stages of muscle appearing - but how will I know when she's fit enough? I'd hate to push her and break her
Rumour has it that there is a smallish event within hacking distance of yard in Oct and if I was feeling mad I might want to have a go
Molly's in light work since I got her 6 weeks ago - building up her fitness as she'd not done much for a while. Currently hacking 4x per week for 45min-2 hours gradually increasing amount of trot & canter. Plus schooling for approx 1hour per week and we are starting to throw in small jumps (under 2ft 3) when we hack or at the end of schooling.
She is always raring to go but sweats up very easily from excitement as well as lack of fitness (came home all foamy last night because I wouln't let her gallop in the big field, we've had some control issues ) - looked like she'd run the national but was only a brisk walk/trot hack for 45 mins on a sunny eve.
She's lost some weight through the exercise and her muzzle and I think I can see the early stages of muscle appearing - but how will I know when she's fit enough? I'd hate to push her and break her