Wednesday, November 20
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Somehow getting to my lesson on the correct time. I woke up sort of thinking it was Friday, the day I would normally go see River but also stay to work with another horse during the woman with health challenges's lesson.
Yet, there was a part of me that still remembered I had to be at the barn for six pm.
I don't know WHAT was going on in my head.
Anyhow, I had good sleep, but maybe stayed in bed a little too long. Maybe that's the source of the muddledness.
I was able to work with Wonder and Dandy today, and they did very well at staying with me after the usual initial shenanigans.
I am glad I put a heavier blanket on River, and one on Wonder yesterday, as it was about -12C last night and today, but with a cutting wind.
Then I went to the barn for our lesson.
The woman who had a lesson before me all summer is done for the winter (she would have to haul her horses, and chooses not to in the winter), so there was no 'running over' into my lesson time today.
River did really well today on our Liberty/groundwork. He's been really staying with me, and doing well
with holding a steady trot (instead of slowing to a walk or stopping). We also did work on the ground with canter circles and he did that well.
It is great working with him in the winter when his energy and breathing are better. I wish we could do something to help him with the summer months.
In our ridden work, I demonstrated for R his canter, and how there seems to be just a hitch or something going on, and she's thinking that he's tight in his pelvis/loin (basically his lower back, were he a human). It's possible that he's just tight from the first actually cold few days, walking on lumpy corral dirt that is now frozen.
I'm considering having him see the chiropractor that is coming this Friday, and also considering a "Back on Track" warm up sheet that you can use with a saddle.
He's a fair age, and I have to be considerate.
Anyhow, we had a good lesson, and he did so well today.
I came home and started supper, and timed it pretty much perfectly for when my Sweetie got home.
We watched more "Scooby Doo".
Somehow getting to my lesson on the correct time. I woke up sort of thinking it was Friday, the day I would normally go see River but also stay to work with another horse during the woman with health challenges's lesson.
Yet, there was a part of me that still remembered I had to be at the barn for six pm.
I don't know WHAT was going on in my head.
Anyhow, I had good sleep, but maybe stayed in bed a little too long. Maybe that's the source of the muddledness.
I was able to work with Wonder and Dandy today, and they did very well at staying with me after the usual initial shenanigans.
I am glad I put a heavier blanket on River, and one on Wonder yesterday, as it was about -12C last night and today, but with a cutting wind.
Then I went to the barn for our lesson.
The woman who had a lesson before me all summer is done for the winter (she would have to haul her horses, and chooses not to in the winter), so there was no 'running over' into my lesson time today.
River did really well today on our Liberty/groundwork. He's been really staying with me, and doing well
with holding a steady trot (instead of slowing to a walk or stopping). We also did work on the ground with canter circles and he did that well.
It is great working with him in the winter when his energy and breathing are better. I wish we could do something to help him with the summer months.
In our ridden work, I demonstrated for R his canter, and how there seems to be just a hitch or something going on, and she's thinking that he's tight in his pelvis/loin (basically his lower back, were he a human). It's possible that he's just tight from the first actually cold few days, walking on lumpy corral dirt that is now frozen.
I'm considering having him see the chiropractor that is coming this Friday, and also considering a "Back on Track" warm up sheet that you can use with a saddle.
He's a fair age, and I have to be considerate.
Anyhow, we had a good lesson, and he did so well today.
I came home and started supper, and timed it pretty much perfectly for when my Sweetie got home.
We watched more "Scooby Doo".
