Is this normal??

[Luciejjkk]

Louie had an endurance ride on Sunday.
12 miles and their average speed was 8.5kmph which isn’t overly fast for him to be honest.
Anyway, my Mum had her lesson last night in the school and her instructor said he looked a little uneven behind on the left rein. By the end of the lesson, he was fine.
I am assuming that he was just a bit stiff from Sundays ride (although he does regularly do 2 hour + hacks), does this happen sometimes?? He is worked 6/7 days a week and is fit.

 

[AmyMay]

I would say that yes he was probably feeling a little stiff from the work he did on Sunday.

May have been nice for him to have had just some gentle stretching work yesterday instead.

 

[EnduroRider]

It is not unusual for them to be a little stiff or muscles sore for a day or two - no different to us getting delayed onset muscles sorness.

I would however keep a close eye on him as you say that he was uneven and this indicates that pain or stiffness in one leg was worse than the others rather than him being stiff thorughout.

If all ok over the next few days then I wouldn't be overly worried. Not sure of your normal routine but perhaps in future try to allow him a few hours in the field to walk and stretch before being stabled for the night and also make sure that he is kept warm to help with any stiffness.