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Post by Einstein on Feb 15, 2003 17:19:19 GMT -5
I was making such progress with Porter's lounging and BAM snow. Plus I can start Nate next Friday. So is it OK to ride in snow? Right now I do not have access to an indoor. Whacha ya'll think? Time for me to move to Texas or what?
How do you guys do it?
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Post by ClaireLV on Feb 15, 2003 17:37:48 GMT -5
No NOT Texas. Wait till ya get a load of Vegas!!! The house next door is for sale  . I hear they have wonderful neighbours!!! |
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Post by Lynne on Feb 15, 2003 17:55:44 GMT -5
I LOVE to ride in the snow! As long as its not the really wet slick-slidy snow and the snowballs aren't forming in the feet (seems to happen only on those of mine that have shoes!) then riding in the snow is wonderful!! I prefer bareback at those times. Keeps us nice and toasty  |
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Post by chrisnstar on Feb 15, 2003 19:39:13 GMT -5
If you have a really nice snow cover, riding in it is like riding on a cloud!!!
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Post by ZenRider on Feb 15, 2003 21:21:16 GMT -5
You can buy the house next to Claire's. Just remember, you have to get lawn chairs. :hahaha:
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Post by Einstein on Feb 15, 2003 22:19:27 GMT -5
Oh, I got lawn chairs, and beer. But I don't have a coyboy hat or boots. Can I still come?
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Post by Bara on Feb 16, 2003 4:17:21 GMT -5
Try greasing them thoroughly before you set out. We use Vaseline. Doesn't stop it - but puts off the evil moment. I always carry a hoofpick when it's icy.
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Post by LynnC on Feb 16, 2003 7:21:57 GMT -5
I use to LOVE riding in the snow. I became a wimp, not because of the snow, but because of the cold. The darn indoor spoils me in the winter.
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Post by ZenRider on Feb 16, 2003 9:26:53 GMT -5
Me too LynnC. DArn indoors turned me into a happy slightly warmer wimp. :hahaha:
Vasaline or Pam or some people still prefer butter, figure it's healthier somehow. If the horse is barefoot, they generally don't snowball as bad or at all, depending on the snow.
Took Flynn riding in the snow once and got to an icey patch of trail, which he navigated carefully and well. A mountain biker came by at that time and wiped out about 7 times on the ice. Tooo funny. Kept falling and kept getting back on the bike. :loon: You'd think he would have figured out that it might be a good section to walk through. :hahaha:
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Post by niaru on Feb 16, 2003 9:35:56 GMT -5
isn't sticky (otherwise the horse is on high heels after 5 mn) and there's NO ice underneath...a barefoot Ay-rab I was riding once fell on a patch of snow-covered ice with me. Ugh. No harm done, but it says a lot for snowpads and winter shoes...
I used to like my Morgan mare in the snow a lot. Great workout for her.
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Post by HokieLee on Feb 16, 2003 10:36:28 GMT -5
We used to ride in the fluffy snow when I was younger-just hop on bareback. But none of my horses had shoes then and the snow didn't pack. You can also spray on Pam to grease them up also. The only kind of snow we seem to get around here is the icy type-no fun to ride in.
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. I hear they have wonderful neighbours!!!
