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  We rode at home today and had a decent ride. It wasn't nearly as good as our ride in our lesson, but... fair enough. There were other circumstances.  When I caught her Jean's interns were riding in the arena so I figured I may have to share the arena. And sure enough, I did. But no big deal. Except.. it did create some extra stress for Lyric and I did have to ride around them a tiny bit. But no big deal. I'm glad they were willing to share the arena.  I did still do my pillar work and thoracic sling work to warm up. And then I jogged her to loosen her up. Then I hopped on. We did our homework from our lesson... long leg yields (although not quite as long because of the interns riding on one end... they were staying on one end to stay out of my way so I thought it was fair that I stayed out of their end).... leg yields on the wall. She was a bit more twisted today than in our lesson, but I also sort of forget to keep my seat moving and be on the correct seatbone. Once I ...
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YAHOOO

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 Had a lesson with Kelly Eaton... hoping for help on how to best ride her/rehab. VERY glad I did.  loaded up with only a little encouragement. tacked up and did in hand pillar work and then in hand lunging to warm up. just a quick bit because she was good. Then got on and hacked to xc. walked a few logs (jumped one because she's silly) and then trotted two laps each way water treadmill. it was deep after all that rain. And pretty blue from their show. ;) then hacked to the covered. she power trotted up the hill - her choice. then had a great lesson.  started with walk... inside leg to outside rein connection... connecting my inside leg to her inside hind. did long leg yields... quarter line to rail but take the entire lenght of the arena to get there. she wants to lead with her shoulders one way and her haunches the other, so keep her mostly straight. then leg yielded on the rail... 3-4 tracks.. she can have a little bend to start but ultimately we want her straight....
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3 for 3!

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  I got to ride all 3 ponies today! Yay!   I rode Lyric at home because she's going to do a lesson tomorrow and I figured I could do a hack before or after too. She snacked a good bit on that good grass between the pasture and the trailer. I tacked her up and we walked up to the arena. We did our pillar and thoracic sling work and then I lunged her to stretch her out. She was pretty good, although she wants to be lazy on the lunge again. But at least she's moving... it's more just a western jog than a navicular shuffle. :) But she is much easier to get moving than before. She takes a minute to warm up but then she was nicely loose in her neck and lifting her back. She had her "core line" working. We didn't do a ton because she was good and settled and I didn't want to wear her out.   I got on and we walked a bit. Then we went to work. I'm focusing on keeping her neck soft and neutral or lower and her back lifted. She was pretty darn good today. For the...
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Formulating a plan

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I had a mammogram early this morning and I didn't know how long it was going to take so I made Dan's vet appt for 1. Which meant... I had time to ride a pony in between. Yay! And luckily, the weather cooperated. So, I opted to ride Lyric because I wanted to see if the shockwave (and Lexi's bodywork) had made a difference. I groomed her and tacked her up and we headed up to the arena. I did a little bit of our pillar/thoracic sling work in hand first. Then I lunged her. She was kind of lazy and sluggish so I had to chase her a little bit to get her moving out. But she was sound. And it took a few minutes but she finally started to go soft and loose in her neck and not inverted. Good... at least you can! She did a little bit of long and low but was mostly neutral to slightly low.    So then I got on and rode. We did a bit at the walk first to get her down and reaching and lifting her back. Then we trotted. And she was pretty good. She didn't seem as fussy in her back and ...
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Hopeful again

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  Thank you God for hope! Glorious Hope! I did some research and reading and... maybe Lyric's kissing spine isn't the end of the world. Maybe it's manageable. As long as her saddle fits. So... I shockwaved her back Sunday in hopes that I could ride her Monday or today. I am planning to inject it.. I just need to decide what to inject it with and if I'm going to do it or if I want to get Dr. Barrow to do it. And then whether I'll do osphos too or not. But anyways... I was hoping to ride today. But it was not to be. I spent too long playing with Dan and then Funny and Lexi was coming to work on the ponies.  So, I had 15 minutes to spare, so I put Lyric in the roundpen to do some rehab lunging. Ha ha. Fool was feral! She went bucking, kicking and bouncing around. I did manage to get some time with her in a nice long and low position. Partly because she was trying to chomp the grass and clover the whole time. Ha! We only lunged for about 10 minutes tops, but.. it was st...
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Sadness

 vet visit nervous when loading because mike was using the pole saw then nervous at vet.. had to wait... kicking in trailer... then fussy on ground vet exam good for that and for rads back rads.. foot rads... kissing spine home photos: Vet visit
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Saddle shopping... again

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 saddle fitter came... still doesn't think the dressage saddle is good for her. she needs an A frame tree because she's an A frame body...  unfortunately nothing of mine really works for her.. but she did leave me with one to use for a week or two to see.. it's a consignment saddle, so in theory i could buy it outright. and it's affordable... hopped on for a quick ride in the new saddle. no lunging first. sound. but more fussy in the bridle... still doesn't want to bend left and twisting poll. won't go in right rein either way. but sound... quick ride... then trotted in pasture and she freakin' power trotted in the pasture... like a standardbred, so... ??
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