When it's reeeally hot, what time of the day is best to ride? I need to practice barrels and poles and whatever else basically everyday so my horse gets used to it, but I don't wanna give him a heatstroke!
First light and the last hour of daylight are your best bets - unless you have access to an indoor(shaded) arena or are going to be riding on shaded trails (especially those along a body of water).
When I stay at my uncle's reining ranch in CO in August, it gets HOT. I'm up at 5 to muck out and get 10+ horses worked by 9.
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