My 16 y/o QH gelding has been stocking up lately. His schedule:
-6 months of the year he has 24 hour turn out when the weather is cool and dry
-6 months of the year he has 12/12 stall/turnout during the wettest, hottest, and most mosquito-prone part of the year.
On mornings when I exercise him, the fluid build-up quickly dissipates. Other wise, it takes a few hours of him being outside. I've got about 2 more months to go until he will be turned out 24/7. His legs and feet are otherwise healthy and sound.
Should I start leaving him out now even with the wet ground and high mosquito pop. (he's fly sprayed regularly and wears a mask during the day)? Any thing other than exercise to help with the stocking up?
Hey y'all! I just recently purchased an ottb gelding. To make a longish story short, because of being bucked off many many many times by my non ottb mare ( turned out to be back problems which now limit what she can do), my confidence is shot when asking for the canter. Any tips on how I can build my confidence back up? I will begin working working with a trainer at the beginning of September, but would like to start building my confidence back up before then.
