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Winter Rider Support Group 2014-15?

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  • #21
    I'll play. I'm very cold-tolerant, more so than probably anyone else at my barn, and last winter became very lonely when I was the only one out there! This year isn't supposed to be as cold, but winter is already starting...last night I rode outside (it was about 45 degrees) for what I suspect is the last time this year. Today was around 25 degrees, and will be dropping the rest of the week. Will be stuck in our indoor for the next six months or so...

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    • #22
      And the temp has dropped here It was a very nice 65 degrees (though humid) this morning, but it rained all day and the temp dropped to 40 degrees (that we're supposed to have all weekend). On that note, what winter breeches do you guys like? I have a pair of fleece lined ariat, but they are super slippery! Any silly bucks or spooks (that I should be able to sit pretty easily) practically leave me in the dirt in these pants!
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        #23
        My favorite winter breeches are Tropical Riders (deerskin full seats are a-mazing) and Kerrits (which last forever).

        Update from tonight's ride: instead of looking at the actual temperature on my phone, I need to check the wind chill. What I'm comfortable riding in at 15 (actual temp) isn't really okay at -4 (wind chill). It was still warmer than checking water troughs on the ATV, though!
        I love my Econo-Nag!

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        • #24
          Silk long underwear! Excellent way to help keep you warm in the cold-- well, when worn under something of course! I also like full chaps in winter, they seem to add an extra layer of warmth. And nothing beats a layer of polar fleece.

          I remember being at a horse show some years ago which experience has become known simply as "the Cold Show." Because it was-- unbearably. The temperature was never above freezing except on the last day and by then that felt like a heat wave. People were out in their shirt sleeves. It was an indoor show, but it was coooolldddd.... water buckets froze solid overnight. There was very little heat-- one heater in the women's bathroom-- and there many people huddled except for having to go ride. It was so cold it literally hurt to sit in the saddle. It was miserable. In hindsight, I have no idea why we did not pack up and go home, instead of enduring several days of this. At the time, though, I don't think that crossed our minds... it was simply a matter of getting through the cold.

          That is the worst experience I can recall of winter weather riding.
          A canter is a cure for every evil. ~Benjamin Disraeli

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          • #25
            under armour is a girls best friend here in Canada! Very thin but super warm under the normal riding clothes. We have already hit below zero (celsius) here in eastern ontario, but we were lucky enough to enjoy a day of 13 degree weather with sunshine today! I heard it's already -17 out west!

            I'm pretty cold tolerant, I usually go and ride throughout the entire winter. When it gets colder than -20C (I think thats around -5F?) that is usually when we call it quits in my neck of the woods.

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            • #26
              Ugh. I hate winter. It was about 38 degrees tonight at my 4:30 lesson and already getting dark. The winds were blowing so strong tree limbs were blowing in the sides of the arena....big spook, I managed to stay on but I think I rode the rest of my lesson in the fetal position. Winter Horse (aka Greta) was snorting and looking and felt like 1000 pounds of dynamite under me. I just kept chanting inside leg outside rein and tried to stay away from the rails, pretty much did the whole lesson using quarterlines. Sigh....

              Oh and twobits wore a new underarmor turtleneck, it was great! Of course I end up sweaty during the ride and frozen before and after.

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              • #27
                Originally posted by Covergirl15 View Post
                And the temp has dropped here It was a very nice 65 degrees (though humid) this morning, but it rained all day and the temp dropped to 40 degrees (that we're supposed to have all weekend). On that note, what winter breeches do you guys like? I have a pair of fleece lined ariat, but they are super slippery! Any silly bucks or spooks (that I should be able to sit pretty easily) practically leave me in the dirt in these pants!
                I have a pair of fleece Kerrits I really like but my boots almost won't sip up with them.

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                • #28
                  Urgh. I'm in. I have a saddle to test but have been trying to get ready for winter so it sits untried. And now the weather is not going to cooperate. Wonder how the seller would feel about a 5 month trial. Big sigh. Last winter was so cold I could barely lunge in the arena. This year most of my guys in work will have no arena. A determined to maintain base fitness at least but I am listening to the wind and rain screaming around the house and feeling most uninspired.
                  Time management tough for you? 42 great tips and support through this course!

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                  • #29
                    Originally posted by BITSA View Post
                    Ugh. I hate winter. It was about 38 degrees tonight at my 4:30 lesson and already getting dark. The winds were blowing so strong tree limbs were blowing in the sides of the arena....big spook, I managed to stay on but I think I rode the rest of my lesson in the fetal position. Winter Horse (aka Greta) was snorting and looking and felt like 1000 pounds of dynamite under me. I just kept chanting inside leg outside rein and tried to stay away from the rails, pretty much did the whole lesson using quarterlines. Sigh....

                    Oh and twobits wore a new underarmor turtleneck, it was great! Of course I end up sweaty during the ride and frozen before and after.
                    That's how my guy was when snow fell from the roof of the indoor. If he was in a lazy mood that defiantly woke him up! He thought monsters were outside trying to eat him alive. Silly horse!

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                    • #30
                      Originally posted by Secret Dove View Post
                      That's how my guy was when snow fell from the roof of the indoor. If he was in a lazy mood that defiantly woke him up! He thought monsters were outside trying to eat him alive. Silly horse!
                      Snow sliding off the roof of the indoor is the absolute worst!! I feel your pain on that one. I am so not ready for winter because I've been riding in fuzzy breeches for a few weeks now, and it hasn't even gotten THAT cold yet (I'm in PA). I'll be in trouble when it actually hits, and it looks like we'll get a taste of it this weekend.

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                      • #31
                        I'm in Texas..

                        And we have one of our biggest cold fronts in a long time coming through. It will be below freezing tonight and tomorrow night, upper 40's through the day. I moved away from the mountains to nicer climate!

                        I can never dress properly to ride out here in the winter. I'm always either too hot or too cold.. It sucks.

                        Boo hiss, winter.
                        www.thetexasequestrian.com

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                        • #32
                          I'm in! I am the wimpiest winter rider, I will take ANY and ALL excuses not to make a trip to the barn -- and we DO have an indoor! -- once the temps drop below about 50 degrees (and that was a while ago since we live in the Chicago area). Add the fact that I'm combating a bit of PFTSD (Post-Fall Traumatic Stress Disorder) since my horse and I took a tumble in the indoor a few months ago, and I could easily skip out on riding until March if I let myself.

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                          • #33
                            I'm in! I'm already feeling the effects of seasonal affective disorder and it's only the middle of November

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                            • #34
                              I'm in! I just moved to KY from SC, and the last 4 years in the true south has made me soft... I grew up in PA, so I've done the winter thing before, but I'm not looking forward to it.

                              It's already cold, and my 6 year old is a lunatic and I need someone to hold me accountable to consistent riding...
                              Strong promoter of READING the entire post before responding.

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                              • #35
                                It was 68º yesterday and today it is 38º and I need to ride. I have a show this weekend. MOTIVATE me. Okay, I will suck it up in an hour or two and go tack up. BRRR.
                                “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
                                ¯ Oscar Wilde

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                                • #36
                                  I wasn't really looking forward to my ride last night (temp in the 20s) but got to the barn and the indoor was EMPTY!! Woohoo! I couldn't saddle up fast enough. Had a great ride - even avoided a couple of wanna try bolts. Note to self: take off a layer before mounting!

                                  My usual winter attire - Kerrits insulated full seat breeches - with or without insulated long johns underneath (depends on temp). Mountain Horse winter tall boots - best I've ever had. Insulated undershirt, a shirt, then a wool or cashmere sweater with a vest and jacket over that. Gloves and helmet round out the ensemble.
                                  http://fromdressagehorsetocowpony.blogspot.com/

                                  "I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse." -- John Galsworthy

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                                  • #37
                                    Tiger, were your Mt. Horse boots hard to break in? I have a pair, and they're make my feet/ankles sore. I think they're not really broken in, though. I do love my Mt. Horse winter coat, but often have to take it off to ride, since it's too warm.
                                    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
                                    ¯ Oscar Wilde

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                                    • #38
                                      I have both Kerrits and Irideon winter breeches and like them both - however, I also ride with long underwear under my regular weight breeches that are a bit big on me. Otherwise I would constantly be laundering my three pairs of winter breeches. I also wear ski socks under my Middleburg winter boots, which keeps my feet nice and warm. I run hot, so winter breeches or the long underwear/breeches combo paired with winter boots keeps me warm enough that I can usually ride throughout the polar vortex Midwest winter in just a long sleeved shirt and a sweatshirt or vest on top.

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                                      • #39
                                        Originally posted by ParadoxFarm View Post
                                        Tiger, were your Mt. Horse boots hard to break in? I have a pair, and they're make my feet/ankles sore. I think they're not really broken in, though. I do love my Mt. Horse winter coat, but often have to take it off to ride, since it's too warm.
                                        I have these:

                                        http://www.doversaddlery.com/Mountai...00070X1-380147

                                        no break-in time at all - comfortable from day 1!
                                        http://fromdressagehorsetocowpony.blogspot.com/

                                        "I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse." -- John Galsworthy

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                                        • #40
                                          I’m in. I live in Canada so winter riding is 6 months of the year here… LOL. We are lucky to have an indoor but it is not heated. During the week we can only ride after lessons are over (Monday-Thursday) so other than my Thursday lesson I haven’t been riding in the evening since Daylight Savings Time ended. We have one outdoor that has lights but it’s been raining a lot. My winter plan is Saturday and Sunday day, Friday evening (no lessons so ring is free) and Thursday lesson.
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