Winter in the mountains of Colorado give a whole new meaning to cold and crazy weather. It gets well below zero most nights but the days can be up to 30 degrees. As long as the sun is out and there is no wind, it is usually ok to ride if you and the horse are used to it. Add in wind, snow, very cold, etc, we are limited to ground work. I have also come up with "tackroom" riding where I put the saddle on the saddle stand, climb on and watch/practice Amelia videos.
Here in PA we can get a lot of ice in the winter. If my outdoor arena is too icy I like to ride my horse on our macadam circular driveway, which usually melts quickly in the sun. I just ride at walk but can do some lateral work. As you say, something is better than nothing and I find this routine can keep her going until things thaw. I will now add the groundwork to our routine which I know will help us. I am lucky to have a very calm, mild-mannered mare I can ride in wintery and windy conditions. Thank you so much for the training guidance.Your ideas are so helpful, Amelia!
Today I spent time with several horses on the ground. Grooming followed my walking stretch circles, and serpentines outside of the arena by hand. I think the horses were happy to only be in halters today and free of other tack. Still got some exercise. Horses get stiff just like humans in the cold.. I think they like to get moving and not be stall bound. Thanks Amelia.
I have an indoor but my horses don't care for it. If you want to talk about riding in rough weather look at the ranchers who ride out in blizzards to check the cows. It's the horses that get them back home. I think working the hindquarters is probably the most important thing to have working on any horse. Most people could get along with most horse if this piece is working. I would add to the backing up to backing in a half circle. It really seems to change the inside of my horses. Great video. So glad to see someone talking about hindquarters.
Nova Scotia Canada. We keep going back and forth between rain and mud, and frozen ground this month. I like when we get 6-18 inches of snow and can happily ride.
Valuable ideas! Thanks. I'm in Texas -- we are just now getting into riding weather! I did review material from your Groundwork Masterclass to help me do a good job with short groundwork sessions during the super hot weeks. The basic concepts are valuable regardless of the specific circumstances! Thanks, Amelia
Hi Amelia, I live in England so we have a lot of rain to!....I love the days we do ground work ...think it also helps with the bonding process....🐴🐎🐴🐎🤗💕
Arena and I frozen for 4 days, so not even much turnout over the holidays. Luckily my guy now is 95% reliable, but does buck once in a while. We had a high of 4º one day with windchill of -16º. It was basic barn chores and bundling up in the house.
This definitely gave me some fresh ideas! Especially so, since we're mostly doing groundwork anyway. However, in the case of me and my horse, it will be more a thing for summer. I have an elderly Icelandic, so winter is really his time, while in the warmer months, he's just feeling way too warm for anything too fast-paced...
So good on groundwork for assessment & the hand signal to stop!! To move him forward look at his hindquarters ( so as not to intimidate him). And do horse read our eyes? You know the "predator stare?" You're very clever to teach some of the dressage footwork on the ground. Best of luck.
nice video and thank you so much! Sometimes, it is a little difficult for someone especially in unconfident riders and owners because they cannot convey good energy and comfortable feeling. That is not easy to teach. Need a little animal instinct.
Minnesota -50 windchill this last week but now up to mid 30s and might rain 😑 not great weather for horses at all with an 80 degree fluctuation in a couple days. BUT we have a heated indoor so generally we ride our normal schedule unless it’s really extreme.
I live in Sant Barbara. We have had some cold weather and it has been raining. The arenas and the round pens are too wet. The horses get pretty zoomie. Thanks for your good advice. I’m looking forward to the ground work seminar on January 8th.
Good video lady ( working on a lotta things I fear riders overlook. Then its too late) However.... living in the mid Michigan area where we are now coming out of our share of the Winter "Bombsomething) the" Bomb" part being an actual meteorological term. Assessing ma lesson Horse is what am all about afore my foot slips into the stirrup. I ride in a lovely indoor arena but your video is a timely reminder that YES something is better than nothing. Ta.
I live in Vermont, gets pretty chilly. We have an indoor but not heated so still pretty cold riding when it’s single digits. I find it’s most challenging during change in weather and/or windy. Then I know I might be in trouble 😂
Hello Amelia, thank you for this latest video. I am up in Minnesota where it gets quite cold, and it's good to have some things that we can do in the aisle when there's too much snow and too much ice. Would love to take part in the free training coming up, but Sunday is the day I'm out at the barn so will it be recorded for later viewing?
What rope halters do you recommend for ground work? Also do you use them all the time or just for ground work? Thank you for this video! It was -32 windchill (--7 actual temp) in Ohio this past week, so today I'm hoping for snow to melt so I can ride, but may just need to do ground work if the footing doesn't come back that fast!
I like rope halters without metal pieces and with knots at the sides of the nose. As for how much I use them, it depends on the horse and the training. If the horse has a lot of respect for the handler and respects the leather or breakaway halter, it is okay to use them. But if the horse gets disrespectful, go back to the rope. Please tie them correctly though!
Between 0 - -15°C is normal, sometimes -20 and more. Working nearly everyday, if it gets too cold just walking work or beauty&wellness if my fingers are not frozen 😅🐴🥶 riding & working always with heated gloves 🙈🤷♀️
Maryland. It's bitter her now. I've just gotten my first horse, and I've had her about a month. I have found if I let her run around the arena for a good 20 minute and get her wiggles out, she's so much more conducive to the day's ride. But when it's bitter bitter bitter cold, I don't ride her
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I used your ideas last night. Thank you. NOW, if I can only get her to be less anxious. She tossed her head in crossties, paws at the ground, and whinnies in her stall for her new friends. We are suspecting that she may have been sedated when we looked at her.
Am I the only one noticed the inside of Amelia’s boots? Does it mean this is how much your calves need to engage with the horse? Apologize if I say sth wrong (I am a beginner) but if my understanding is correct, I will really need to work on my leg strengthen 😅
@@danielabackstrom for sure it is from riding many many horses :). but i am very surprised that that is the part on the boots that get worn out the most, which made me realized I probably didn’t put strengthen on the right part of my legs. 😝
Huh? What do you mean you can't ride in the winter? In Michigan where i'm from, we ride all winter long.. The only time you can't ride is after an ice storm. Pirelli popularized the term disengagement- which was term that he invented to use to describe what the Dorrance brothers called un-tracking... In truth untracking actually ENGAGES the horses inside hind leg because it comes underneath of their body and towards their navel. Untracking is for the horse, comparable to us humans lifting weights. best Bruce Peek
Come to my groundwork webinar: www.amelianewcombdressage.com/free-groundwork-webinar/
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It makes me feel better when the pros riders and pro horses also experience the winter zoomies! I always just say the wind’s up their butts😹
During snow seasons, we plow trails through the arena, sand it and build snow jumps!
Post some pictures. Sounds like fun!
Good teacher, good horse.
Thank you!
Winter in the mountains of Colorado give a whole new meaning to cold and crazy weather. It gets well below zero most nights but the days can be up to 30 degrees. As long as the sun is out and there is no wind, it is usually ok to ride if you and the horse are used to it. Add in wind, snow, very cold, etc, we are limited to ground work. I have also come up with "tackroom" riding where I put the saddle on the saddle stand, climb on and watch/practice Amelia videos.
haha I love that! 'tackroom' riding!
Here in PA we can get a lot of ice in the winter. If my outdoor arena is too icy I like to ride my horse on our macadam circular driveway, which usually melts quickly in the sun. I just ride at walk but can do some lateral work. As you say, something is better than nothing and I find this routine can keep her going until things thaw. I will now add the groundwork to our routine which I know will help us. I am lucky to have a very calm, mild-mannered mare I can ride in wintery and windy conditions. Thank you so much for the training guidance.Your ideas are so helpful, Amelia!
Today I spent time with several horses on the ground. Grooming followed my walking stretch circles, and serpentines outside of the arena by hand. I think the horses were happy to only be in halters today and free of other tack. Still got some exercise. Horses get stiff just like humans in the cold.. I think they like to get moving and not be stall bound. Thanks Amelia.
Great job! You're right they definitely need to move
I have an indoor but my horses don't care for it. If you want to talk about riding in rough weather look at the ranchers who ride out in blizzards to check the cows. It's the horses that get them back home.
I think working the hindquarters is probably the most important thing to have working on any horse. Most people could get along with most horse if this piece is working. I would add to the backing up to backing in a half circle. It really seems to change the inside of my horses. Great video. So glad to see someone talking about hindquarters.
Thanks!
Nova Scotia Canada. We keep going back and forth between rain and mud, and frozen ground this month. I like when we get 6-18 inches of snow and can happily ride.
Valuable ideas! Thanks. I'm in Texas -- we are just now getting into riding weather! I did review material from your Groundwork Masterclass to help me do a good job with short groundwork sessions during the super hot weeks. The basic concepts are valuable regardless of the specific circumstances! Thanks, Amelia
Awesome job! And agreed, groundwork would be great in super hot weather, too!
Hi Amelia, I live in England so we have a lot of rain to!....I love the days we do ground work ...think it also helps with the bonding process....🐴🐎🐴🐎🤗💕
Arena and I frozen for 4 days, so not even much turnout over the holidays. Luckily my guy now is 95% reliable, but does buck once in a while. We had a high of 4º one day with windchill of -16º. It was basic barn chores and bundling up in the house.
This definitely gave me some fresh ideas! Especially so, since we're mostly doing groundwork anyway. However, in the case of me and my horse, it will be more a thing for summer. I have an elderly Icelandic, so winter is really his time, while in the warmer months, he's just feeling way too warm for anything too fast-paced...
So good on groundwork for assessment & the hand signal to stop!! To move him forward look at his hindquarters ( so as not to intimidate him). And do horse read our eyes? You know the "predator stare?" You're very clever to teach some of the dressage footwork on the ground. Best of luck.
In northern NH we use scoot boots with studs -they work great -
nice video and thank you so much! Sometimes, it is a little difficult for someone especially in unconfident riders and owners because they cannot convey good energy and comfortable feeling. That is not easy to teach. Need a little animal instinct.
Excellent presentation❤
Glad you liked it
Iowa! last week in Iowa, the high was -15 without the windchill! 🥶
Long Island ny …. Windchill 6 degrees the other day
My horse is shod with snow pads and winter studs. It makes riding in the snow much safer.
Minnesota -50 windchill this last week but now up to mid 30s and might rain 😑 not great weather for horses at all with an 80 degree fluctuation in a couple days. BUT we have a heated indoor so generally we ride our normal schedule unless it’s really extreme.
Canada, last week it was -45 degrees
Yikes!
Very good ❤❤
I live in Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, we are in eternal spring time😊
Extremely important! I live in Oklahoma City and it is very bad weather most of the year. Very cold in winter and hot and humid in summer.
Oh wow!
Come to my groundwork webinar: www.amelianewcombdressage.com/free-groundwork-webinar/
I live in Sant Barbara. We have had some cold weather and it has been raining. The arenas and the round pens are too wet. The horses get pretty zoomie. Thanks for your good advice. I’m looking forward to the ground work seminar on January 8th.
Groundwork is going to be amazing! I can't wait!
Good video lady ( working on a lotta things I fear riders overlook. Then its too late) However.... living in the mid Michigan area where we are now coming out of our share of the Winter "Bombsomething) the" Bomb" part being an actual meteorological term. Assessing ma lesson Horse is what am all about afore my foot slips into the stirrup. I ride in a lovely indoor arena but your video is a timely reminder that YES something is better than nothing. Ta.
Vermont. That's all I have to say!
I live in Vermont, gets pretty chilly. We have an indoor but not heated so still pretty cold riding when it’s single digits. I find it’s most challenging during change in weather and/or windy. Then I know I might be in trouble 😂
Agreed! Groundwork is the. best in the winter for so many reasons!
Quebec, Canada ; -42 celcius last week end :P
Hello Amelia, thank you for this latest video. I am up in Minnesota where it gets quite cold, and it's good to have some things that we can do in the aisle when there's too much snow and too much ice. Would love to take part in the free training coming up, but Sunday is the day I'm out at the barn so will it be recorded for later viewing?
yes! Just be sure to sign up via RSVP.
What rope halters do you recommend for ground work? Also do you use them all the time or just for ground work? Thank you for this video! It was -32 windchill (--7 actual temp) in Ohio this past week, so today I'm hoping for snow to melt so I can ride, but may just need to do ground work if the footing doesn't come back that fast!
I like rope halters without metal pieces and with knots at the sides of the nose. As for how much I use them, it depends on the horse and the training. If the horse has a lot of respect for the handler and respects the leather or breakaway halter, it is okay to use them. But if the horse gets disrespectful, go back to the rope. Please tie them correctly though!
I'm interested in your goals seminar, but I'm not sure if I will be in shape to participate.
RSVP anyways and the recording will be sent to you if you can't attend live!
Is that a parelli halter? I notice it goes across the cheekbone, instead of behind it. LOVE rope halters!
I can't remember if it is, I don't think so.
Between 0 - -15°C is normal, sometimes -20 and more. Working nearly everyday, if it gets too cold just walking work or beauty&wellness if my fingers are not frozen 😅🐴🥶 riding & working
always with heated gloves 🙈🤷♀️
We had 1 week below 0.
After that 1 week we have temperatures of +10 everyday
It was 12° for a couple days. But I rode when it was 28° !
WOW! That's cold!
Maryland. It's bitter her now. I've just gotten my first horse, and I've had her about a month. I have found if I let her run around the arena for a good 20 minute and get her wiggles out, she's so much more conducive to the day's ride. But when it's bitter bitter bitter cold, I don't ride her
Good idea! Groundwork always helps too!
@@AmeliaNewcombDressage I used your ideas last night. Thank you. NOW, if I can only get her to be less anxious. She tossed her head in crossties, paws at the ground, and whinnies in her stall for her new friends. We are suspecting that she may have been sedated when we looked at her.
I believe we were -30 this past weekend
tooooo cold for me!
My boys shoes are not safe for ice and snow.
Good for you for looking out for them!
Am I the only one noticed the inside of Amelia’s boots? Does it mean this is how much your calves need to engage with the horse? Apologize if I say sth wrong (I am a beginner) but if my understanding is correct, I will really need to work on my leg strengthen 😅
They're just worn from riding many horses and touching the saddle and stirrup leathers :)
@@danielabackstrom for sure it is from riding many many horses :). but i am very surprised that that is the part on the boots that get worn out the most, which made me realized I probably didn’t put strengthen on the right part of my legs. 😝
I ride a LOT! :)
Huh? What do you mean you can't ride in the winter? In Michigan where i'm from, we ride all winter long.. The only time you can't ride is after an ice storm. Pirelli popularized the term disengagement- which was term that he invented to use to describe what the Dorrance brothers called un-tracking... In truth untracking actually ENGAGES the horses inside hind leg because it comes underneath of their body and towards their navel. Untracking is for the horse, comparable to us humans lifting weights.
best
Bruce Peek
It all depends on our circumstances! Glad you can keep riding in the winter! Thanks for being here!