How Long Can YOU Ride?

SaddleSore · 11-16-07, 01:14 PM

Since I have not been able to spend so much time with my horse, I am a little out of practise-hence my name here. I am finding that I get saddlesore very quickly, and other than riding more to get used to it I don't know what to do.

How long can you ride for?

**alexis** · 11-16-07, 06:01 PM

Not very long sadly, and its only from a back injury that I have. I think depending on the saddle might be part of the issue you are having here. Is it made to fit you proper?

SaddleSore · 11-19-07, 05:14 PM

Yes-two children and who knows how many pounds of weight gain ago. There is every chance that it is now a bad fit. Thanks for the tip, I wouldn't have thought of it, I guess I need to look at that.

pumpkinflirt · 11-20-07, 03:18 PM

Quite a while. However you need to work the muscles in between riding especially before and after to help them remember what to do. Even if the saddle fits your muscles are out of practice since they aren't used anywhere but riding. Also a bath soak with epsom salt or therapeutic mineral salts can be helpful. Arnica Montana gel/homeopathic tablets can also help and be found in most health food stores.

One of my instructors prescribes "bucket exercises" for just this. Grab a 5 gallon bucket (or the toilet with the lid down) and sit with your body aligned as it should be while riding (shoulder, hip, heel in a line). Practice getting up and down keeping your body in line. Usually start with ten repetitions. If you do this every time you use the restroom and before and after riding you will be back in shape in no time. One of the returning students lost 7 sizes in jeans from just doing this and riding twice a week after her first daughter was born.

Good luck, and remember its worth it.

SaddleSore · 11-22-07, 12:29 PM

Thank you, again you could be absolutely right. I am out of shape, not hugely so, but I haven't been able to ride much of late and so things are not working like they used to.

Thank you for the exercise recommendation. It sounds like something I could be working at from home when I can't get out to the barnyard.

Remark · 11-23-07, 12:19 PM

Remember...riding is a sport and like every other sport it takes training. Many years ago I was involved in endurance riding. I never quite worked up to the 100 mile rides (25 was plenty for me) but I did spend a lot of time not only exercising and training my horse but just as much exercising and training my body. And yes the right equipment is also very important as well as the proper posture. Keep riding on a regular basis and soon you will adapt.

ShortTail · 11-30-07, 08:52 PM

Those are good advices and I hope I could apply them too. We are talking about how long a person could ride a horse. I got another question though, how long could a horse go with a person on its back?

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11-16-07, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
alexis Super-Moderator Join Date: 08-10-07 Posts: 329	Not very long sadly, and its only from a back injury that I have. I think depending on the saddle might be part of the issue you are having here. Is it made to fit you proper?

11-19-07, 05:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
SaddleSore Member Join Date: 10-12-07 Posts: 233	Yes-two children and who knows how many pounds of weight gain ago. There is every chance that it is now a bad fit. Thanks for the tip, I wouldn't have thought of it, I guess I need to look at that.

11-20-07, 03:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
pumpkinflirt Member Join Date: 10-12-07 Posts: 50	Quite a while. However you need to work the muscles in between riding especially before and after to help them remember what to do. Even if the saddle fits your muscles are out of practice since they aren't used anywhere but riding. Also a bath soak with epsom salt or therapeutic mineral salts can be helpful. Arnica Montana gel/homeopathic tablets can also help and be found in most health food stores. One of my instructors prescribes "bucket exercises" for just this. Grab a 5 gallon bucket (or the toilet with the lid down) and sit with your body aligned as it should be while riding (shoulder, hip, heel in a line). Practice getting up and down keeping your body in line. Usually start with ten repetitions. If you do this every time you use the restroom and before and after riding you will be back in shape in no time. One of the returning students lost 7 sizes in jeans from just doing this and riding twice a week after her first daughter was born. Good luck, and remember its worth it.

11-22-07, 12:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
SaddleSore Member Join Date: 10-12-07 Posts: 233	Thank you, again you could be absolutely right. I am out of shape, not hugely so, but I haven't been able to ride much of late and so things are not working like they used to. Thank you for the exercise recommendation. It sounds like something I could be working at from home when I can't get out to the barnyard.

11-23-07, 12:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Remark Member Join Date: 11-01-07 Location: Alabama Posts: 25	Remember...riding is a sport and like every other sport it takes training. Many years ago I was involved in endurance riding. I never quite worked up to the 100 mile rides (25 was plenty for me) but I did spend a lot of time not only exercising and training my horse but just as much exercising and training my body. And yes the right equipment is also very important as well as the proper posture. Keep riding on a regular basis and soon you will adapt.

11-30-07, 08:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
ShortTail Member Join Date: 11-14-07 Posts: 29	Those are good advices and I hope I could apply them too. We are talking about how long a person could ride a horse. I got another question though, how long could a horse go with a person on its back?