Getting Them in Shape: Draft Horse Trail Riding

[@HappieronaHorse]

I failed to call out the 4th component of conditioning is PACE/INTENSITY. 🤦🏻‍♀️ (Sorry, must be pregnancy brain!) It’s in the chart I show and I talk about it briefly. Increasing our pace with brief trotting or loping sprints helped make the same old trails more fun. I played around with pace later on when he was in better shape and we were more familiar with the trail (terrain, typical traffic, blind corners, etc.)

[@syaphire]

yes! please a short video on Alltrails would be so helpful🥰 your videos have been helping me get more into trail riding and you explain everything so well. I can't wait to experience trail riding with my filly once she is older

[@HappieronaHorse]

Ok thanks for the feedback! I’m excited for you too! 🤠

[@madisoncamp388]

I LOOOOVE your videos! I've been wanting to camp, but I have no clue where to camp, and there aren't many other people that are as helpful as you in this. So, could you maybe include places where you ride in an upcoming video?

[@HappieronaHorse]

Thanks so much Madison! Are you in the SF Bay Area?

[@madisoncamp388]

@@HappieronaHorse I'm moving to Oakland next year, so I'll be close!

[@HappieronaHorse]

@@madisoncamp388 very cool! are you on IG? If you DM me I can send you a list 👍🏼

[@madisoncamp388]

@@HappieronaHorse Sorry! No. Its fine if you can't, I understand!

[@HappieronaHorse]

@@madisoncamp388 no worries. Off the top of my head I would recommend Pt Reyes/Five Brooks, Jack Brooks & Joseph Grant to start. Mt Diablo will be nearest you - haven’t been myself yet. Henry Coe does a Backcountry weekend I hear is fun. Those are probably the top closest ones, but there are soooo many more beyond that. Get hooked up with the San Ramon Horsemens Association and see if they do campouts or you can find local folks who camp. I have a few campout videos forthcoming that I need to edit that will show more deets of a couple sites I’ve mentioned.

[@lisag5085]

Great information. - thanks, Stephanie!

[@HappieronaHorse]

My pleasure Lisa! 💖

[@theequestrianexplorer]

Yes please do a video on All Trails! Love your videos!

[@HappieronaHorse]

Will do, thanks for the feedback!

[@krempo997]

Thank you very much for your content, very useful for people getting to horses.

[@HappieronaHorse]

You’re welcome! Glad you find it helpful. 👍🏼🤠

[@richardrubert1359]

Nice presentation.

[@HappieronaHorse]

Thanks Richard!

[@angelocaruso]

Amazing I always wanted to race with big horses! But sadly there is nothing out there that can do that

[@HappieronaHorse]

Some can really go! But you’re not going to beat a Thoroughbred 😉

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

@@HappieronaHorse might want to try jumping then, we have problems with shires jumping way too high (over fences and stall divider, over round bales... they are crazy good at it

[@annalewinska8549]

Piękny koń, co to za Rasa?

[@lindalakota38]

He is so cute i think of him as 4×4 for real he so big and strong going up hill your 140lb in gear he dosent even know your their to him its probly fun like going hiking is for humens some times i see thease big girls riding a poor little horse into some hard trails it looks like a person on a dog i want to say somthing. I never do my nabor has a clystale and she rides him when im on quads and she leads alot because im too slow its funny a quad riding with a lady on horse back and honestly i have hard time keeping up with her and she is a big lady all of 200lbs

[@lourdesmatos5231]

I always learn so much watching your videos!! 👍🏼 THANK YOU! But, even more, I especially enjoy just how wonderfully you care for Fame! And CONGRATULATIONS on your pregnancy! I think I’m a bit behind on my KZbin and Instagram. 😖 Thanks again! 🙏🏼💙🐴

[@HappieronaHorse]

Thank you Lourdes! 💖💖💖 So glad to hear it was helpful. 🤠 happy Monday!

[@juliaw.3063]

I got a weird one: what type of horse you recommend for people with back problems? I have scoliosis so I could never do proper equestrianism, I could only do horse riding for fun. So I was wondering which one might be the best for my case: a light horse of a draft? Love your videos btw ❤🐎

[@HappieronaHorse]

Tbh the folks i know with back issues love gaited horses. They can be incredibly smooth and easy on the body if you get one with proper training. Check out Gaye DeRusso with Majestic Rider - she has a YT channel and a website, I’ve ridden her horses and they are nice 👌🏼 she’s based near Sacramento. Not to say a draft couldn’t be a nice fit too…but again, I know several folks with back problems and they lovelovelove their gaited breeds. 💖

[@juliaw.3063]

I'll check it out! Thank you so much! 🥰

[@Nordic_Mechanic]

i was very surprised at the largest one. the clydesdale and the shire. Felt smoother that all the borrowed horse ive tried. Im not a very experienced rider so keep that in mind. I never tried a 5 gaited horse so maybe thats even better(?)

[@kathymikulin9006]

Weird question but why don't horses sleep in the trailers at night when at camp your looks big enough?

[@HappieronaHorse]

One reason is horses can get cast, where they lie down and get stuck and cant get up. I know people who hang a hammock in their trailers and sleep in there tho. 😜

[@kathymikulin9006]

I added to my last comment about the dapple gray .