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Going from show ring to hacking

953 views 7 replies 3 participants last post by  Inedine 
#1 ·
So I have a show horse we are retiring but we don't want to sell him so I want to use him for pleasure hacking for myself, but to take him from showring to pleasure riding I'm not so sure as how to do , do I just keep riding him out until he gets use no the new order of taking the gaits or what ?
 
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No not the one on I wil upload a photo of him now, I doubt he has been used for hack before I got him when he was 8 , his quite calm but his not a dead calm he wil know and then wanna go his own way but he won't try and throw me off . I rode him out today for the 1 st time and he reacted well his still. A bit confused with the gaits but I think that will go with time once one twice he wanted to turn around to go home but once I push him with my heels he goes forward
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I'd just go slow with him, and make it fun if you can. A lot of the time horses that are used to the pressure of the show ring need time to readjust to the different expectations of trail riding. As far as gaiting, I haven't a lot of experience with gaited horses so I hope someone else will chime in here about that.
 
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I'm gonna take it very slow hi likes looking around and stopping to look at things he doesn't know like sheep so I just let him , go with his flow
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Excellent! I have found that as long as you ride confidently, your horse will happily follow suit. Sure it takes time but I think it is more often then not a happy adjustment for horses to make. Trail riding is just seeing a bit more nature. Enjoy!

I have ridden 5 gaited horses on the trails and it was so comfortable to be slow gaiting down the trail rather then trotting. :)
 
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