tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post9042307448445953587..comments2023-10-08T09:37:18.894-04:00Comments on Endurance Granny: A beautiful day to ride, but I'm letting her have it off.Jacke Reynoldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13576351940350712538noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-27852462642567356592010-03-30T17:30:41.407-04:002010-03-30T17:30:41.407-04:00The reason I find it so surprising is that Cree an...The reason I find it so surprising is that Cree and My Puddin' Girl (deceased) LOVED grooming. Puddin' would fall asleep while being groomed. I've always liked brushing the horses. Would like it a whole lot better if mine didn't have so darned much white! You brush 'em and they still look dirty. Well-- it is good to know that Phebes is with the majority :)All Who Wanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15811193190492037859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-8987514887223621872010-03-30T13:59:03.723-04:002010-03-30T13:59:03.723-04:00Doc does not generally enjoy being groomed. The on...Doc does not generally enjoy being groomed. The only time he does is when he is shedding and when the flies get really bad. And then I think he only enjoys it because I am scratching the itchy spots. He is thin skinned so I've always thought that was part of it. I use the softest curries and brushes I can find. I'll show you what I use sometime. Have done so for years. Now Doc does have a couple of places that he likes to have scratched - his ears, the throatlatch area, between his hind legs, and his tail. All those places he can't reach himself. :-)Lidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16180412872582610336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-8293901337224525232010-03-30T08:16:35.385-04:002010-03-30T08:16:35.385-04:00Jazz and Shazam both don't like to be groomed....Jazz and Shazam both don't like to be groomed. Stormy doesn't mind it too bad. (doesn't bother me because I am not the grooming type. I'd rather be riding and do as little as possible to just get them clean enough for the saddle to get on!) They all love to rub their faces on me though!<br /><br />"Never hurry never tarry" was the advise I recieved on endurance riding. And when their is good footing and good trail pick up some speed girl! Because there are so many places at Clark where you have to go slow that you need to watch for the good spots and use them to your advantage. Wether that is uphill or on the flat you'll know when you are out there. <br /><br />I personally, don't waste my time stopping at water holes on the first loop of an LD. It's morning, cool out and the horses are hyped from the ride environment. They aren't going to drink, no matter how long I linger around a creek. I am trying to get mine used to drinking from a water bucket when I get back from a conditioning ride. I offer that to them first instead of just letting them go to our big water trough.<br /><br />MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-91819969214100634212010-03-30T01:19:00.088-04:002010-03-30T01:19:00.088-04:00I think that obsessive thinking is a little more c...I think that obsessive thinking is a little more common than you think. =)<br /><br />As for your girl not enjoying grooming... well, there are definitely days that mine acts like grooming is tantamount to torture and days you'd think its better extra food. It always depends on her mood and how flighty she's feeling that day.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459999598962107210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-55666019617466624482010-03-29T22:42:46.463-04:002010-03-29T22:42:46.463-04:00I was so sure we'd never finish RoM in time, b...I was so sure we'd never finish RoM in time, but we actually had plenty of time. Don't flake out just because you think you'll go overtime, that's my advice!<br /><br />Dixie has never enjoyed being groomed! Sometimes when her face is sweaty she will let me scratch her muzzle, but that's the only time. I spent a year and a half thinking that she'd come around if I found the right brush, but at this point I think she just doesn't want to be touched, ever. Pity she's so white or I'd brush her even less throughly than I do. Anyway, you're not the only one!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2920971397380941204.post-20837861965392324472010-03-29T21:28:36.501-04:002010-03-29T21:28:36.501-04:00I was just reading a blog last week about horses n...I was just reading a blog last week about horses not liking to be groomed. I didn't know there was such an animal. LOL<br /><br />As for you conditioning on hills, I'm not an endurance rider but I do know that the conditioning at the three beat gait is different than that at the two beat. Seems to me at the very least you would want to condition at the gait you are going to ride to be sure those muscle groups are ready for the work.Rising Rainbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239592070775412669noreply@blogger.com