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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