tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post4698765992316066065..comments2024-02-28T11:23:42.286-06:00Comments on How To Train Your Dragon: What Do Wednesday: When to QuitCheckmark115http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-55564398002287724192016-09-18T19:03:29.922-05:002016-09-18T19:03:29.922-05:00It depends on how we are both feeling and where we...It depends on how we are both feeling and where we are riding. I obviously ride longer out on the road because it's interesting. Around the yard gets boring really quick so it's rarely more than twenty or thirty minutes. Achieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-89745153389279945982016-08-18T16:53:41.595-05:002016-08-18T16:53:41.595-05:00This is always something I am toying with. But if ...This is always something I am toying with. But if Bacon is totally magical, we quit right away because that doesn't happen all of the time. Sometimes I come out with a goal, and sometimes we never get near that goal because we discover other things to work on. Sometimes we start off a ride, and then she works really hard for a while and we quit after that. It all just depends with that mare.HolyBullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938188769695663261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-16138492118172481772016-08-18T12:03:57.820-05:002016-08-18T12:03:57.820-05:00I always go in with a set game plan of what I want...I always go in with a set game plan of what I want to accomplish for that ride. If we hit it in 15 minutes, we're done. If it takes and hour and a half to get it right, then we ride for an hour and a half. Carlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308477892024999793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-79885303283916725872016-08-18T11:22:34.803-05:002016-08-18T11:22:34.803-05:00I've mixed it up so many times but I think I h...I've mixed it up so many times but I think I have it figured out. When we are in working shape I normally find a goal or objective I want to work on that day. If it goes super quick I change to something else. Or if it is super hard, we might only get halfway there. I tend to ride between 20-45 minutes depending on the day for Riesling (unless its a lesson). Monty takes a lot longer to get through things and I can easily spend an hour on him and it feels like we only worked for 15 minutes because I keep going back to stuff he is good at to give him a confidence boost to try the harder things. Micaylahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799043647759779897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-28383318666363589982016-08-18T11:17:32.890-05:002016-08-18T11:17:32.890-05:00for me, it really depends on the purpose of the ri...for me, it really depends on the purpose of the ride. not every ride is for fitness, nor is every ride for schooling and technique and complexity (tho some may combine both). <br /><br />often, for me, the rides that are meant to be drilled down schooling rides will take as long as they need to. sometimes that's 12 minutes (perfect flat school before a show!) and sometimes it's longer. or sometimes we knock out my goal so early in the ride that we keep going and try new and better things. or sometimes we never quite get there and quit for a trail ride instead lol. <br /><br />i do aim tho to never go beyond my horse's physical comfort level. while i believe that a horse in work needs to learn that sometimes they have to keep going when they're tired - that they can't just decide when a ride is finished, generally i want to avoid a situation where they are too fatigued to get the answer right. or that even ending on a good note still feels like punishment. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-29689877509267833972016-08-18T03:10:17.079-05:002016-08-18T03:10:17.079-05:00I try to go out with an objective and basically on...I try to go out with an objective and basically once I achieve that I'm good, however long it takes. Beckzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114970876099684280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-26516103583717905422016-08-17T21:37:00.832-05:002016-08-17T21:37:00.832-05:00Depends on how the horse is feeling - if my mare&#...Depends on how the horse is feeling - if my mare's having a bad day, we work until we're soft then we quit. Usually I end up working her for about 40 minutes, after which she becomes too physically tired to successfully do what I'm asking. My young gelding gets more 'Stop once he understands something' type rides. That can be anything from 20minutes to an hour depending on mood/what we're doing/how well I'm explaining things to him.<br />That's for arena work (ie: dressage stuff), for trail rides (which can be anything from a loose walk to some faster conditioning type rides) I aim for at least an hour.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16292991614704353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-68075109822559001962016-08-17T20:59:07.541-05:002016-08-17T20:59:07.541-05:00It totally depends on the horse! Some horses is 5 ...It totally depends on the horse! Some horses is 5 mins of stellar work, some it's an hour or more! One of my horses I look for anything that resembles a hint of submission, the other can focus all day long and enjoys long rides and lots to think about. The more I throw at this mare, the more she enjoys herself!hammerhorseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144749417680923288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-53055519204064658212016-08-17T19:53:19.571-05:002016-08-17T19:53:19.571-05:00I try to accomplish something - walking a full lap...I try to accomplish something - walking a full lap around the arena, for example - before I stop. Sometimes it takes 20 minutes, sometimes it takes an hour. I try to start my ride with a goal in mind, but that goal might change depending on how Leo is feeling. Today the original goal was trot circles, but then it was downgraded to walking one lap, and then upgraded to a collected trot because the walking ended up going so well. It's super variable, and if I'm pressed for time I usually choose lunging over riding just to get him some exercise so that I don't have to be forced to end on a bad note.kaityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389820971120741273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-13818476910851609252016-08-17T18:03:58.476-05:002016-08-17T18:03:58.476-05:00My ride time depends on my mood/how lazy I'm f...My ride time depends on my mood/how lazy I'm feeling. Sometimes it's 20 minutes. Sometimes it's an hour. It also depends on how much attitude the mule throws.Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-68830630767858214862016-08-17T14:06:25.600-05:002016-08-17T14:06:25.600-05:00My riding duration varies depending on Fiction'...My riding duration varies depending on Fiction's mood. If he doesn't want to play, we ride for at least an hour. If he's game, maybe 30 minutes. It also depends on what I want to work on. I don't like to drill new stuff, but I wont relent until I get at least a semi-nice effort. With Fiction, that may take forever or it may come quickly.Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303236534507171227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557992152073605177.post-62713554381313285592016-08-17T12:07:16.096-05:002016-08-17T12:07:16.096-05:00I like your diagrams!
I like to ride for an hour,...I like your diagrams!<br /><br />I like to ride for an hour, due to my life circumstances (all the driving hell) with Ramone sometimes that was 30mins instead. If I was working on something specific, I would quit working on that thing on a good note, but there were plenty of other things to work on in 30-hour too. My aim was always for conditioning why I rode so long since again, driving hell.. I can only get out so many days a week. L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.com