Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan wrote:

>
> > My wife takes the dogs for a long walk first thing every morning. Most
> > of my exercise is aimed at losing weight and getting fit for horse
> > back riding. It is a lot more work than it looks. I used to be
> > exhausted after one lap around the arena in posting. Now I can go
> > around 10-12 times before stopping for an old guy break.
>
> Do you do any jumping? I mean fences on horseback
>

You bet. Lessons are usually about 5 minutes of walking, 15 minutes of
trotting anc circles, then some cantering, then jumping. Last week I spent a
week at a camp where they have trail rides through the woods. One of the
reasons I take lessons is so that I can go on the advance rides, cantering
along the forest trails with jumps. I came back alive.