nashley
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Post by nashley on Dec 27, 2005 15:58:13 GMT -5
ok my rocky mountian cross walking horse is older then i expected my dad said he is about 17 or 18 y/o what is a good age to stop riding him right now he is full of spunk he likes to rear and buck and play is this normal for an older horseb/c my dad doesnt kno what to think the other day we went trail riding and hr reared staright up and nothing scared him so right now im all confused and updates on nash my NSH he is doing fine he has a QH headset now which for him is VERY good u guys might not think so but usally his neck is right at ur head even with a martingale on him but now he is keeping it VERY low YAY neways yea so reb is about 17 or 18 and i dont kno when to stop riding him
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Post by kkmhorselova on Dec 27, 2005 16:03:08 GMT -5
well I think that as long as he is healthy and doesnt show any signs of lameness go ahead and ride him. We have a morgan mare at my barn who is 24 and her owner still rides her. She acts like a 2 year old and she doesnt look a day over 10. She is in awesome shape and full of spunk. So until his age starts to take a toll on him, keep riding him. Plus the exercise will be good for him.
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nashley
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Post by nashley on Dec 27, 2005 16:04:29 GMT -5
ok b/c i was getting scared i dont want to ride him to his death so u think it is ok to keep riding?
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Post by Emily-Moe on Dec 27, 2005 16:51:02 GMT -5
My mare is 22 right now, and if not for the tendon injury Id still be riding her. Light regular excersize is good for older horses.The main things you need to be cautious about is the type and frequency of the activity. Consistency is major, just like for an older person, somebody who takes a walk everyday is fine, but if you havent taken a walk in a month and your old, it may cause you some pain. Depending on whether or not he has arthritis, you need to consider how much you ask, like short trail rides? Or galloping around fields?
Another big thing, is to do a long warm up and cool off for an older horse. Its important to make sure that they arent left with sore stiff muscles.
I think as long as you are careful and considerate of the animal, you could ride your horse for years to come, at WWU there is a horse named Fred, and he is 30..i belive maybe older..and he is still used for lessons.
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nashley
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Post by nashley on Dec 27, 2005 17:25:56 GMT -5
ok b/c i love rebel and i dont want to see him go to waste i will get action pictures soon
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Post by Machogirl on Dec 27, 2005 17:41:18 GMT -5
Horses get better with age and need activity to stay fit. Unless the horse is injured, you are actually hurting them more if you stop riding them. Without a purpose in life, a horse will feel useless and just kind of mope around. They are active animals and want to do things. Everything that Emily suggested is great, so do that! Lol!
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Post by butterfly on Dec 27, 2005 18:47:03 GMT -5
As long as the horse can do it, go for it. Misty will be 18 years old this year, too. She acts like a two-year-old monster most of the time and doesn't look her age AT ALL. Turns out her daddy (Arabian) would have possibly been shown well into his twenties if he hadn't had a leg injury. Just make sure he gets a lot of warm-up time, and go a little easier on how much you ask of him.
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nashley
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Post by nashley on Dec 27, 2005 19:08:56 GMT -5
yea well that is deffenitly rebel for you action pictures to come hopefully
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Post by SaddlebredChick08 on Dec 27, 2005 19:24:12 GMT -5
yeah it wont hurt him to ride as long as you dont wear him out too bad..
was it gens fire and ice that was showing in the wakling horse industry on pads until he was like 32?? 2 years ago was the first year he hadnt been shown i believe
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nashley
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Post by nashley on Dec 27, 2005 19:27:15 GMT -5
yea he is only my trail horse snice nash is very spooky and i dont trust him as much as rebel
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Post by Machogirl on Dec 27, 2005 19:40:10 GMT -5
was it gens fire and ice that was showing in the wakling horse industry on pads until he was like 32?? 2 years ago was the first year he hadnt been shown i believe Oh, I know who you are talking about but I ca't think of the horse's name!! Grr... I know it wasn't Gen's Fire and Ice though. He is only 20. He is still being shown though, even at the Celebration. |
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nashley
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Post by nashley on Dec 27, 2005 20:20:01 GMT -5
well reb is strictly trail horse
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Post by Emily-Moe on Dec 28, 2005 19:31:36 GMT -5
Yea, nashley..thats how i do it too..Piper goes on the trails..and Chi is my show horse..Chi on a trail..ends in disaster.
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nashley
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Post by nashley on Dec 28, 2005 22:27:15 GMT -5
yea nash is crazy i mean yea i try but it ends up im on the ground every time
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Post by butterfly on Dec 29, 2005 15:07:15 GMT -5
I tried to get Misty ready for trail riding in the fall because she really needed something new to do. I took her out a few times, and it turns out that my sister's pain-in-the-butt mare is safer than Mist. Isn't it funny that a ton of show horses behave to some extent in the ring, but you take them out on the trails and they go insane?
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