Poor old pincushion Jazz! First a sedative, then an injection into the outside of each hock. I was very surprised by where it was put, I expected it to go into the fluid pouch on the front. he's on bute for a couple of days and then we'll see what happens. ML did Tetley have bute when he had his injected? I am unsure whether it's really necessary. He gets a rest tomorrow and then work on Sunday, with advice to work him consistently and never let him have too long a holiday. It's the constant work that my vet reckons is keeping him sound even though he has such big lumps.
I rode Ace tonight and he was in a very tetchy mood! I was firm but fair, and he got on with his work, but never with any real acceptance. There's a flush of grass come through, which is obvious from their poo today, so maybe it's that, or the sudden warm front that has come over, making it the warmest night of the year so far.
He is resistant to cantering on the correct leg - whichever leg I ask for he is giving me the outside one. I sat to the trot to work out what is going on, and he is throwing me to the outside and then taking the outside canter lead. I did get it right on both legs, but only after a lot of work alternating shoulder-in with outside bend and walk-to-canter. Anyone got any clues why he might have started this? Up until a month ago he could be relied on to take the correct lead on both reins.
He was a sweaty heap when we finished, because of the muggy weather, but he is beginning to enjoy a nice shower after finishing work.
Hunting tomorrow!
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Don'r know why Ace might start taking wrong leads, but it could be a balance thing. You need to ride him very straight before the transition to make sure his inside hind leg is correctly striding forward and not too much underneath his body. It needs to be tracking straight or even a tiny bit to the inside. Then try to keep your seat a little to the inside so he doesn't throw your seat off balance so he can take the wrong lead.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you've got it Jean. He is getting stronger, and placing his inside hind far too far under his body, so it's easier for him to jimk me to the outside and take outside lead than it is to step over on the inside leg. I'll have a think about how I can test that theory.
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jink not jimk !
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