if only we could talk to them, I'd say sorry!

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My poor mare has just spent 3 weeks at the vets recovering from painful hamstrings - caused who knows how... anyway she came home this sunday with a strict re-hab plan. I was advised to lunge in an Equi Ami training aid. I dutifully paid ££ for this thing even though I am proficient at long lining and my horse has always gone better on the lines than in any 'training aid' - but the vet said so I did. So I tack up my mare and out we go to the arena in the dark (floodlight) in the rain. (vet mentioned keeping to the plan in all weathers). I warm up my mare and off we go. I fit the training aid - I think she goes so so in it. We get to the cantering bit (following instructions) mare does not want to canter and demo's her speed trot. I slow up try again - nothing - mare looks worried and upset. I loosen the training aid and try again - no better - more looks more worried and upset. I take off the whole frount half of the kit - worse again. I take off the whole kit and lunge just from bit ring - happy mare and a worried but passable canter. cool off back to stable. where in the stronger lights I can see the problem the rope which is meant to pass round her hind legs has rubbed a big raw patch/blister on each hind - just where they were sore and still shaved from the vets inferential treatment. Geee do I feel like a bitch. poor horse. ££ badly spent and now I can't even long line which we both like as the line would rub the sore spot. And my poor poor pony who just really needed to get better. i let her lick out our TB's feed bowl as a treat and rubbed soothing cream into the sore parts but I just wish I could say sorry!
 
Poor both of you I would've felt awful too, I managed to ride with a crease in my numnah once now I'm paranoid about flat numnah's as it caused a rub. [
 
Oh these things happen, don't beat yourself up over it. :-)

Heck, I managed to accidently clout my girl's hocks with the shavings fork the other day when she suddenly turned around in the stable whilst I was throwing some muck in the barrow. :-(

Your mare will have forgotten all about it by now I am sure. ;-)
 
asommerville said:
Could you put some sheepskin or something on the string?
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This is what I've done with mine; I think the OP should wait until the wounds have healed first though.

Don't beat yourself up, in the meantime can you lunge her in something gentle that just goes on the front (like a bungee) so that she gets some exercise? Hope her hamstrings feel better soon.

Tash x
 
thanks for your kind words - you are right they do forgive quickly :) Once wounds are healed I will go back to the long lines (they are soft ropes) and meanwhile just use classic old fashioned gadget free lunging and in hand work.... horse carries herself better in nothing than in most training aids (which I always find odd as under saddle she is super easy to ride into a lightly rounded frame)
 
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