In term times I rode my old horse for at least an hour a day on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. He had a sharer who rode him for half an hour on Mondays and Fridays.
In holiday times (or when I couldnt be bothered with college
) I rode him at least an hour a day, 5 or 6 days a week. On Mondays and Fridays his sharer would still ride him in the afternoons for half an hour too.
With my new horse, who I have had three weeks, I ride him half an hour a day, 6 days a week. I think he needs more
because he's quite fit and will get bored easily.
When I had my old horse on Sundays / Wednesdays I would sometimes ride him, my mum's horse, and then either one or both of the two horses I excercised. No wonder Ive put on weight since being horseless!
I suppose how much you should ride depends on your horse's fitness. All the work I mentioned was schooling, first horse got out hacking maybe once a week or once a fortnight, and his schooling was fairly muscle building and hard work. New horse has it easy
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