tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875954770880462902.post4935650795611689221..comments2023-04-06T02:39:22.580-07:00Comments on The Country Hitching Post: Winter Goals Shift, Towards Summer Dreams.Maloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07063473392176812710noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875954770880462902.post-20749185696532108582014-01-15T18:57:43.030-08:002014-01-15T18:57:43.030-08:00Thank you so much, Kalin, for your ideas and advic...Thank you so much, Kalin, for your ideas and advice! I appreciate it! I am going to try my best to keep him moving and busy! =) I started the carrot stretches when I practices tricks with him now.Maloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063473392176812710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875954770880462902.post-58245858762326717452014-01-15T18:54:58.090-08:002014-01-15T18:54:58.090-08:00Thank you Ruffles, for your encouragement! That re...Thank you Ruffles, for your encouragement! That really up lifted me!<br />The problem is, I only have a circle to work him in. =/ It's about, let me guess, 60? feet in diameter. In my small pasture he sinks at the least six inches. Then up to a foot or more.<br />My main thing is, he has so much energy that I need to lunge him or let him run his energy out before I ride him. And I don't have anywhere for him to run and when I lunge him he is slipping and sliding everywhere. =/Maloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07063473392176812710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875954770880462902.post-53613179046529163962014-01-15T00:09:16.036-08:002014-01-15T00:09:16.036-08:00Kalin had some really good ideas. Try not to let ...Kalin had some really good ideas. Try not to let the ground affect your work schedule. You can still hack out as long as you aren't schooling in circles where he can slip. If you do want to do circles just make them really really big. Don't let the weather or soggy ground stop you from ridingRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285687707142504098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4875954770880462902.post-91188745836113661422014-01-11T12:10:48.011-08:002014-01-11T12:10:48.011-08:00Soggy and wet ground is a pain! As for actual exer...Soggy and wet ground is a pain! As for actual exercise, do as much as you can with the ground. It's great for horses to maintain a healthy work schedule in the Winter or they may develop arthritis or joint issues (take Red for example!) Some great things to do are backing up, circles, and stretches. Get treats and get him to go side to side with his head as far as possible, back and forth, back and forth, dip his head up and down, pick up his hooves and stretch out towards you, go forward, then put his leg down gently. I do that before every ride and every time Red is stiff, helps a lot! :) Just keep him moving and busy! :)Kalinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11011912207459834938noreply@blogger.com