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  Bye-Bye Jiggle
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Location: Where ever there's sunshine! | My 4 year old is in the middle of his second month of training. He cam off the track last October but due to an injury and my life he didn't get to start under saddle as soon as I had hoped. My trainer is having to send his trainees home at the end of their current month. I have him for sale but if he doesn't sell he will sit until the spring or summer. I know a lot of people let their young horses set for the winter season. I'm just worried about what to expect when I pull him back up after several months off. |
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Blessed 
Location: Here | If they have a solid start the time off is usually good. Just depends on the individual horse. but most do just fine |
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 Horsey Gene Carrier
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Location: LaBelle, Florida | I agree with the above poster. I have a 3 year old, she has about 60 rides on her. Off for the summer because it is seven kinds of he double hockey sticks hot/miserable in SW Fla during the summer.
Just starting her back and don't anticipate any issues. Usually it is a good thing, gives them time to grow and mature.
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 Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | All of mine sit most of the winter. Unless we have a rare sunny day in the middle of it and I decide to take one for a spin. They normally have from Nov to March or so off. They ride off like it is no big deal. I think it is different if you have one that is PSSM or maybe cold backed. Time off usually doesn't do that type much good. |
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Location: SE Louisiana | I think it's a shame you people make these horses sit all winter... You should at least allow them to to stand up and run around around once in a while.
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Bye-Bye Jiggle
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Location: Where ever there's sunshine! | Thank yall! He isn't cold backed and as far as I know doesn't have any health issues. His mind is just a bit immature. Now that I think about it, he was off for almost six or eight months and when we went to riding him he was just the same as when I got on him the day after I bought him. I think I'm psyching myself out for nothing. Maybe, after the winter/pregnancy break, I'll send him off for a refresher before I climb back on him. I'm not horse "breaker" lol |
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 Coyote Country Queen
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| I think that in general horses come back from a break much better. Even a short break seems to do them wonders. Yeah, they might be a little fresh, but they seem to mature and mentally are ready to move on with training. We like to do 30-60 rides depending on the horse, then they get a break. Could be a couple weeks or several months, but I love how fresh their minds are after a vacation. |
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| BleuIdGrl - 2014-09-16 1:17 PM
Thank yall! He isn't cold backed and as far as I know doesn't have any health issues. His mind is just a bit immature. Now that I think about it, he was off for almost six or eight months and when we went to riding him he was just the same as when I got on him the day after I bought him. I think I'm psyching myself out for nothing. Maybe, after the winter/pregnancy break, I'll send him off for a refresher before I climb back on him. I'm not horse "breaker" lol
He will be fine. It sounds like this is more in your head than his 
There are many of us that let the young ones sit through winter and they come back great! I bet yours will be just fine too - you said it yourself - he was off for almost six or eight months and came back just fine. :)
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Neat Freak
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I turned my gelding that had a pelvis injury out last Oct and will get him in next May. He was a really great horse to ride before, while he has been out he acts like a wild colt sometimes. I'm pretty sure he will still ride off nice again...pretty sure lol. He will be coming 8. |
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 Own It and Move On
Location: The edge of no where | A nice long break will probably be really good for him. He's 4, I wouldn't worry about it a bit. If I liked him, that sure wouldn't be reason enough for me to sell one. |
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 Twin Sister to Queen Boobie
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Location: East Tennessee but who knows?! | They don't forget what they've learned, good or bad, regardless of age. I've started them at anywhere from 2 to as old as 12 and given them the winter off with only 30 days or may even just 5 rides and they all come back like they left off. I always do a few minutes of ground work to get their mind when I start back but I never have any problems. There's a cutting guy that does ranch clinics here. I've seen him get 2 rides on one and give them 3-4 months off and then get on and theyre right where he left off and they ride fine in an open pen with several horses. It's the ground work that makes the difference. |
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