HACK 1000 MILES
WHO DOESN'T LIKE exploring a new route, carefully planned and marked out, that often isn't accessible to the wider public on a daily basis? Fun rides are exactly this, and are a great way to spend time with your horse.
The first fun ride I went on was with my gelding, Skippy, who was six years old at the time and had been under saddle for only six months. I had backed him late to give him some extra time to grow into himself as he teetered around 16.2hh, but he had already proved to be steady and reliable to hack — often nannying older horses — so I decided to take a leap and I booked us into a 10-mile fun ride with
