09/05/2023
I’ve never really had to deliberately condition a horse. In high school and college I rode so much that the horses were always in shape. After getting a big girl job with Big girl responsibilities, riding just kinda fell to the side, and Ace has always been athletic enough to just handle whatever I throw at her. Baxter being the old man that he is, that’s very much not the case for him.
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been riding Baxter 2-3x/week, and it has been an absolute joy! It’s so nice having a “reason” to ride again.