Shantara
Well-Known Member
I asked a friend at the yard if she was riding this morning and thankfully, she was!
Ned is now back in work, after having his back checked and hoof sorted! I don't think I posted, but he had a weird button like spot on his hoof, which was like a jelly bean and the area around it was spongy too. The farrier said he'd never seen anything like it and the vet said she hadn't really either, but wasn't too concerned. I poulticed it for a few days, in which he was in the stable - he was well behaved but not happy! Anyway, he's all better now and is going barefoot for a while!
Neddy was so good
we've been out a couple of times now, but today was our first trot he was really good and stayed nicely behind friend and her horse. Friends horse is a good hacking companion as he's so calm
I actually felt quite confident! We even went past some scary blocks that workmen had left out and aside from a sideways glance, he was fine. I couldn't stop smiling
When I got back to the yard, YO had brought her horse QC down for a brush and a trim. I've ridden him a few times now, but I found him really slow, even though he clearly had fantastic talent in the school. But I can't really blame him, he's been in a field for a year with minimal work.
Today I felt he could do a little more as he's getting a bit fitter and losing weight/fluff! I actually managed to school him successfully! I was always taught that if you leave the school a little better than when you went in, you've done a good job. I really got him working off my leg last time I really had to kick to get him into trot, but by the end of the session he was moving into trot with a light touch
Transitions really work! Walk-trot-walk-trot-walk-trot!
I just feel so good today despite being absolutely exhausted!
Ned is now back in work, after having his back checked and hoof sorted! I don't think I posted, but he had a weird button like spot on his hoof, which was like a jelly bean and the area around it was spongy too. The farrier said he'd never seen anything like it and the vet said she hadn't really either, but wasn't too concerned. I poulticed it for a few days, in which he was in the stable - he was well behaved but not happy! Anyway, he's all better now and is going barefoot for a while!
Neddy was so good
we've been out a couple of times now, but today was our first trot he was really good and stayed nicely behind friend and her horse. Friends horse is a good hacking companion as he's so calm I actually felt quite confident! We even went past some scary blocks that workmen had left out and aside from a sideways glance, he was fine. I couldn't stop smiling
When I got back to the yard, YO had brought her horse QC down for a brush and a trim. I've ridden him a few times now, but I found him really slow, even though he clearly had fantastic talent in the school. But I can't really blame him, he's been in a field for a year with minimal work.
Today I felt he could do a little more as he's getting a bit fitter and losing weight/fluff! I actually managed to school him successfully! I was always taught that if you leave the school a little better than when you went in, you've done a good job. I really got him working off my leg
last time I really had to kick to get him into trot, but by the end of the session he was moving into trot with a light touch Transitions really work! Walk-trot-walk-trot-walk-trot!
I just feel so good today
despite being absolutely exhausted!
