Look at the concentration on his face! And not at my balance please, it was my first big hedge this year and I was finding him very difficult to hold.
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He came in lame this morning with a huge pulse in one foot. I assumed it was an abscess, since there was nothing else to show for it, and left him standing while I did Ace. I trotted him up on the road, and he was fine. Pulse gone, sound as a bell. So we went out for a hack, wondering what that was all about.
Ace has moved! Two steps, but far enough for me :-)
I sat on him out on the arena today. I fully expected him to be a lot more tense out there, which is the only place that he has bucked me off. I was right, and he stood alternately stamping his hind feet. I was sure from the feel of his back under my seat that this was anticipation of pain and not actual pain.
When he was quiet, I got off, and then got back on again. I put my legs on his side, enough to qualify as an aid to walk on if he was inclined to move. He stamped his feet, and I decided to leave my leg on and wait him out, because I could feel no problem from his back.
After a long think about it, he walked off, easily, so I stopped him and got off. Two steps is fine for today, we'll do four tomorrow.
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That's a big hedge! I would have headed for that nice little gap in the middle with the rails---coward's way out. *G* At least your teeth are not gritted. Radar looks to be having a jolly time out there!!
ReplyDeleteAs for Ace, three cheers and three cheers more. That was one...well two big steps. Way to go!
Two small steps for (a) horse, two big steps for horsekind :-)
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He really is a stunning big boy isn't he :-)
ReplyDeleteHe does tend to catch people's eye Sarah. :-)
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:-) :-)
ReplyDeleteIndeed:-) !
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