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Emura
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Emura asked in PetsHorses · 8 years ago

To ride or not to ride?

Need opinions, should I ride today? High is 97•F and is 91 right now. I have an indoor arena with fans. It would just be walking.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Since you're indoors out of the sun, there's a bit of a breeze from the fans, and you're just walking, you're certainly OK to ride. There's A LOT you can do at the walk: walk/halt/back transitions, turns on the forehand, leg-yielding, riding bareback and bridle-less to get him to respond to just your legs, weight, and voice cues, desensitization exercises (ride him across a tarp, for instance), different speeds at the walk, etc. Go for it!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    It's perfectly fine to ride as long as you keep it low key. Walking and even trotting would be fine. Just make sure your horse is properly hydrated and if he/she looks like they're wearing out then cool them down and cut the ride short. I go on low key trail rides on days like that and I just make sure there aren't tons of hills and we can keep in the shade.

    Source(s): 16 years of owning horses
  • 8 years ago

    If you want to ride, go ride. As long as you keep your horse hydrated and don't push him too hard, you dont have to just walk. But its perfectly ok to go riding :) I want to but i got to clean...so yea im kinda jealous of you :p

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