Is there any good EVERYDAY riding music out there?

[wranglerCJ]

Just wondering if anyone knew if there was any sort of music made for everyday riding?

I have a dressage warmblood, BUT I also start out young western horses for ranchwork. My arena work is getting a little dull, especially as summer is coming to a close and I'll be stuck in an arena ALL winter. It tends to get a bit boring, but I LOVE riding with music. The radio is just a pain because music the music doesn't always fit, plus all those commercials break my groove!!

I need to have fun and help find some rhythm and relaxation on those young horses!! HELP!

[G and S]

Make your own CD's or cassettes of music you like. I have 30 or 40 cassettes I use. My favorites are Mancini, Montovani, anything by 101 Strings, music themes from movies, instrumental versions of Beatles songs, TV themes, sci fi movie themes, Disney movie music, basically anything I like. My music copying machine is about 20 years old, and can do CD to casette, has 2 cassette decks for cassette to cassette, but can't record to CD. One of these days I will get another unit, but for now this one does what I need. The advantage of making your own "music to ride to" is that you can do a mix of a lot of different things on one CD or cassette, so if you don't like the one currently playing for the horse you are riding, within 5 minutes something different will come up. Or make a cassette/CD for each horse. This is also a great way to find great music for eventual Musical Freestyles.

[Mike Matson]

You may want to take a look at my web site www.equimusic.com

[Heit]

I just received my cds from a series called Riding with Soul... from Ruth Hogan Poulson. I got Latin and Up beat orchestral... they are a great grouping of music for everyday riding, and there is a voice over that helps you find the down beat for each song... great help for me... i needed an energy boost with my warmblood cross with out going crazy!!

here is the link

http://www.ruthhoganpoulsen.com/riding- ... -page.html

[Basie]

What do you play your CDs on?????

[Heit]

I have a small cheap boom box from wallmart i think that has a little remote that i can adjust the volume and tracks with... works great, except on really windy days, then i cant hear it.

[issyh]

I have a really cheap MP3 clip on player - like an ipod shuffle. I just stuck lots of random tracks on it - "Stop the Cavalry", "I Love to Boogie", some brass bands, some spanish music, and see what feels good to ride to. The in a schooling session, I walk, trot, canter according to the music. Makes life a lot more fun.

[Ruth Hogan Poulsen]

Hey guys, for those of you looking for everyday riding and training music, I just finished putting 2 new CDs of Holiday music. They are almost an hour long, and have walk, trot and canter music mixed in. All Holiday music, bound to get you in the spirit! If you are interested you can find them on my site.

http://www.ruthhoganpoulsen.com/riding- ... liday.html

Ruth