Training Your horse must have excellent manners in hand. The horse is examined at the “trot/gait” and while standing by the Vet and, at CT Rides, by the Horsemanship Judge. An ill mannered, dangerous horse can be eliminated from competition. Expose your horse to water, hills and jumps. It should tolerate ATV’s, motorcycles and bicycles. (Back packers scare many horses.) Be sure you horse will stand for mounting and will stand tied up. Always use a safety knot. Keep your ropes short enough so legs can’t get tangled in them. Hay nets too. Work on a variety of obstacles that you encounter or be judged by.
Training Your horse must have excellent manners in hand. The horse is examined at the “trot/gait” and while standing by the Vet and, at CT Rides, by the Horsemanship Judge. An ill mannered, dangerous horse can be eliminated from competition. Expose your horse to water, hills and jumps. It should tolerate ATV’s, motorcycles and bicycles. (Back packers scare many horses.) Be sure you horse will stand for mounting and will stand tied up. Always use a safety knot. Keep your ropes short enough so legs can’t get tangled in them. Hay nets too. Work on a variety of obstacles that you encounter or be judged by.
Conditioning Take your time :do a lot of walking to develop strong bones and tendons A consistent gait comes from slow and steady speeds. Expose your horse to camping, groups of horses and travel in the trailer. Ride in all kinds of weather.
Conditioning Take your time :do a lot of walking to develop strong bones and tendons A consistent gait comes from slow and steady speeds. Expose your horse to camping, groups of horses and travel in the trailer. Ride in all kinds of weather.
Feed and Water Green grass hay Alfalfa mix or a pad of alfalfa to stimulate eating during competition Avoid sweet feeds. Look for feeds with more cereal grains, fat and fiber. Feed concentrates about 3 hours before a competition. Beet Pulp Body weight should be a 5 score. Range 1-9 score. Range 1-9 Hydration is extremely important. As long as you keep moving, let the horse drink!! Allow sips during cooling down. Be careful and conservative with electrolytes. A bit can stimulate drinking, too much can irritate the horse’s system. horse’s system. Sponge your horse off for cooling.; on the trail, vet checks and finish line. Careful on cold days. Sponge your horse off for cooling.; on the trail, vet checks and finish line. Careful on cold days.
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More tack Don’t forget!!! Hoof pick, people water, sponge, knife, tie laces, cell phone, safe way to tie up your horse, snacks, Alleve !!, small first aid articles, lip gloss, extra hoof boot, tissues/ toilet paper, fanny pack to carry stuff.
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