It is always good to switch up your horse’s training schedule
throughout the year. If you do the same thing all the time, the horse and human
will get bored and the results won’t come as quickly.
In the rainy season, we need to change our training schedule
a little so can still enjoy the horses while keeping everyone safe. Our horses
live outside, so they are more used to all the elements than we are. We don’t get
snow here in Southern California, but we do get some rain and lots of sun! When
it’s raining a lot like it has the last few weeks, we still check on our horses
every day, but rather than riding or working them hard when it’s muddy, we shift
to doing more groundwork and even give them a day or two off. These animals are
much bigger and stronger than we are, so it is always better to take a day or
two off rather than do something you’re not sure about and then to later wish
you hadn’t.
Sometimes it is also a great de-stresser to just go and
brush or pet your equine friend. Worries from the rest of the day, just float
away.
