Trail riding - holiday enjoyment on horseback
Waking up, having breakfast and spending the whole day with your horse is the dream of many riders. Whether your own horse accompanies you or you decide to go on an organised horseback riding trip or horseback riding holiday at a horse farm is completely irrelevant - the joy of being together, the love of nature and the closeness to the animals are a guarantee for an unforgettable holiday.
Trail riding on holiday - it's all in the preparation
Of course, a trail ride requires thorough planning and preparation. Just saddle up and go is not enough! After all, we want to see and feel the hours of riding out as a reward for the stress of everyday life. But it is not only we who want to have a good time. We want our horse to enjoy it just as much, to be fit and motivated.
To prepare you for the riding holidays in advance, you can already train your treasure at your horse farm. You must not forget: Only a properly trained and healthy horse can carry you through the prairie for hours on end. Therefore, you must always observe his state of health beforehand (fitness, digestion, back, muscles, hooves...). Great importance should also be attached to equipment when trail riding. Saddle, bridle and tack must fit the horse perfectly.
Whether it is trail riding or endurance riding (a type of riding in which the aim is to cover a certain distance in a given time), it is important that the horse is not overtaxed. Excluding overtaxing the animal!) - nothing works without proper preparation.
There are a few questions to be answered here:
Are I and my horse sufficiently trained (ground work, composure training and routine cross-country procedures are important)?