Thursday, May 4, 2017

A Brief Update

     If anyone has been watching the weather in Missouri lately you’ll know that we’ve gotten like 7+ inches of rain over the last week.  The ponies have been stuck inside since last Friday afternoon.  The BM tries to get them all out twice a day in the indoor when she feeds and does stalls, but obviously the horses aren’t super happy about 45 minutes of turnout versus 12 hours.  To make matters worse, I have been super busy the last several days which means Mort had four days off.  The most days he’s had off since his last injury and my longest time not going to the barn since my last vacation (last fall).  Poor neglected Mort.

     Needless to say when I finally got out last night after work he was a bit sassy.  I decided to up the ante by riding bareback.  When I first got on him he was definitely a bit jig-happy and wanted to toss his head around.  After a good bit of lateral work at the walk he finally settled some.  We played mainly in the trot just getting him relaxed and working evenly into both hands.  I don’t have another show planned until July (I think), so I’m taking these two months to really work hard on getting him more even.  This of course means that I need to ride more evenly as well—his issues are just exacerbated by my issues. 

     I have two clinics in June that I am tentatively planning on going to that will hopefully help us keep stepping up our game.  I really enjoy clinics because they let me take my boy away from home base and give me a new set of eyes.  I need someone who has brought a lot of horses up the levels to show me where I’m putting holes.  As of right now, I just have the two clinics and the show in July—time, money, and Mort’s training will determine how much more we do. 


     Today is the first day with no rain, so here’s to hoping the horses can get back outside tomorrow! 

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