I would love to ride with a group of ladies in my area but I dont know any other people who ride! Some of my friends used to, but they don't have horses anymore! Is there a website that you used to find out where the endurance race would be held? I have a qh mare who rides and drives. I also have a shetland who my son trained and I'll be riding him around to get him more fine tuned and then I'll be driving him a ton this fall. He should be good by then to drive! My hope is to get him a hyperbike for the Shetland and drive him all over the darn place with that! Endurance driving anyone? 😊
I totally feel the same, and getting into endurance riding has helped me find like-minded people and riders! I started by looking up AERC (American Endurance Ride Conference), and they have a list of rides and drives! I'm in the midwest so I joined UMECRA which is the regional endurance ride conference, and they have local rides and drives. The Facebook pages for both groups are very active and supportive to new people and can be a great resource to find events and partners. Most AERC regions have their own smaller regional groups, like UMECRA, and you can find intro rides/drives and clinics.
That looks like so much fun!!! Can i ask which brand of boots your using and do the horses get rubs from them? Thank you :))) PS I would love to hear you and the horses foot steps over the music sorry but thank you for sharing
Thank you so much for reaching out! And that's a great idea about keeping the sound up to hear the hoofbeats above the music, thanks for the advice!! And the boots are Solomon Quest 4 Gore-tex hiking boots. I love them so much, they are the boots I always ride in because I can also run in them without worrying about rolling my ankles or slipping. They have never scraped or caused issues with my horses either. I highly recommend them!
Oh I just realized you probably meant the hoof boots! Lol they are Easyboot Epic hoof boots and I also love these! I have tried different brands as well as different Easyboot styles, and the Easyboot Epic boots definitely stay on the best and have not rubbed their pasterns. They tighten around the hoof itself so there is not pressure on the pastern, and you can use the gators for extra security if you want. Sand does build up in them so that's a downside, but it's not too big of an issue unless I'm riding in lots of deep sand. They have great grip that lasts a long time.
Yes they are, I do a lot of gravel road riding and rocky trails and they have only fallen off my gelding's hind foot once while cantering. I think it was related to his one foot being slightly different shaped than the others, so that one just doesn't secure as well. None of the others have ever fallen off him, even at a gallop. He wears a size 0. They fit my gelding better than my mare. My mare's feet are a little smaller, she wears a size 00, and they have fallen off her back feet a few times at a gallop. Her's are also about 5 years old now too, so the rubber has probably stretched out and she needs a new set. Overall I think they are more reliable and cheaper than getting shoes, and there will always be issues with both boots and shoes so I prefer to deal with boots lol. I have also been able to replace the wires and straps for the Epics, without having to buy a whole new boot.
@@earthandmedicine3667 thank you 😊 I have cavello boots for my boys but I always found that they seemed loose and I worried about cantering in them. I thought about renegade’s not sure but yes shoes pull too and boots are way more economical
I haven't so far just because the vetting area is usually grassy so my horses won't be sensitive on any rocks. If it were rocky then I would put boots on first because my horses are pretty rock sensitive
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I would love to ride with a group of ladies in my area but I dont know any other people who ride! Some of my friends used to, but they don't have horses anymore! Is there a website that you used to find out where the endurance race would be held?
I have a qh mare who rides and drives. I also have a shetland who my son trained and I'll be riding him around to get him more fine tuned and then I'll be driving him a ton this fall. He should be good by then to drive! My hope is to get him a hyperbike for the Shetland and drive him all over the darn place with that! Endurance driving anyone? 😊
I totally feel the same, and getting into endurance riding has helped me find like-minded people and riders! I started by looking up AERC (American Endurance Ride Conference), and they have a list of rides and drives! I'm in the midwest so I joined UMECRA which is the regional endurance ride conference, and they have local rides and drives. The Facebook pages for both groups are very active and supportive to new people and can be a great resource to find events and partners. Most AERC regions have their own smaller regional groups, like UMECRA, and you can find intro rides/drives and clinics.
That looks like so much fun!!! Can i ask which brand of boots your using and do the horses get rubs from them? Thank you :))) PS I would love to hear you and the horses foot steps over the music sorry but thank you for sharing
Thank you so much for reaching out! And that's a great idea about keeping the sound up to hear the hoofbeats above the music, thanks for the advice!! And the boots are Solomon Quest 4 Gore-tex hiking boots. I love them so much, they are the boots I always ride in because I can also run in them without worrying about rolling my ankles or slipping. They have never scraped or caused issues with my horses either. I highly recommend them!
Oh I just realized you probably meant the hoof boots! Lol they are Easyboot Epic hoof boots and I also love these! I have tried different brands as well as different Easyboot styles, and the Easyboot Epic boots definitely stay on the best and have not rubbed their pasterns. They tighten around the hoof itself so there is not pressure on the pastern, and you can use the gators for extra security if you want. Sand does build up in them so that's a downside, but it's not too big of an issue unless I'm riding in lots of deep sand. They have great grip that lasts a long time.
@@earthandmedicine3667 do they feel secure while cantering? And thank you for your answers 😊
Yes they are, I do a lot of gravel road riding and rocky trails and they have only fallen off my gelding's hind foot once while cantering. I think it was related to his one foot being slightly different shaped than the others, so that one just doesn't secure as well. None of the others have ever fallen off him, even at a gallop. He wears a size 0. They fit my gelding better than my mare. My mare's feet are a little smaller, she wears a size 00, and they have fallen off her back feet a few times at a gallop. Her's are also about 5 years old now too, so the rubber has probably stretched out and she needs a new set. Overall I think they are more reliable and cheaper than getting shoes, and there will always be issues with both boots and shoes so I prefer to deal with boots lol. I have also been able to replace the wires and straps for the Epics, without having to buy a whole new boot.
@@earthandmedicine3667 thank you 😊 I have cavello boots for my boys but I always found that they seemed loose and I worried about cantering in them. I thought about renegade’s not sure but yes shoes pull too and boots are way more economical
Do you boot up for first vet in? Or no?
I’m trying to decide if I’m supposed to boot up for the vet in the night before the ride.
I haven't so far just because the vetting area is usually grassy so my horses won't be sensitive on any rocks. If it were rocky then I would put boots on first because my horses are pretty rock sensitive
@@earthandmedicine3667 thank you!