Winter Music

Well, I got bored. Since I'm giving Lyric's stifles time to get unsticky while she grows, and Dan's been lame... and the weather sucks... no riding. BUT.. the weather didn't suck today. It was cold, but not bad at all! So... I opted to do a little lunge work and rehab work with Lyric. We walked up to the arena and did our pillar walks. Then we did some lunging. She started out short and mincy and not tracking up at all! Is it because you hurt? You're still stuck? or you are muscle bound? Or...  So I decided to ask for a canter to see if that helped. Well, she didn't canter, not at first. But she picked up the pace and actually started trotting like a real horse and she looked so much better. She wasn't tracking up but at least she was only 1 hoof print of less off vs 8 hoofprints off! We did have a canter each way and she hollowed a little so we didn't do it for very long. But she was quite nice in her trot work once I kept her going.    After that we di

 And she's one of us! Feisty and Feral and Flirty today! Too cold to ride and while I was tempted... not enough time  Short pillar session.. then short lunge... then adjusted... then k taped.. then turned back out to play

  Cold saturday! Not willing to come visit the neice and nephew 

 Got there early and did hills, walked banks, ditches and water banks. walked a few logs (got stressed and trotted some).  Also trotted in water complex Then started lesson in jump arena over a grid... figure 8 s curve poles in a circle. Jacel complimented me on how I was a good dressage rider and she was jealous. It came "naturally to me". Awww... that made my day! Lyric did awesome at the walk. Ride the outside rein and inside leg.  Then trotted and her stifle got stuck. Jacel agreed it was stuck stifle not her kicking herself. Said her biceps femoris muscle looked tighter on the left. opted to avoid the poles since it seemed to aggravate it and headed to dressage arena.  worked on putting my body in place to get her to come into the right shape. It works! She puts herself into a nice soft connection without me having to touch her face. Turn my shoulders to the inside and my hips to the inside. Post to the inside. Ride inside leg to push her barrel out to stretch the outsid

  Sigh... well... it looks like my veterinary obsession is going to have to extend to Lyric now too. I braved the weather for a ride. And honestly, I braved her! She was feral this morning... running around, bucking, kicking, spinning... feral! But she was pretty chill by the afternoon and she let me catch her, even after I caught Dan earlier. She did try to leave once I started to put the halter on but... she didn't.  We had a decent ride. It wasn't as good as our warm up at the show, but not terrible. Some good moments. Stuck stifle

 Finally!!!! Whoo hooo! We finally did it!    Jacel and Laura and I had planned to do the schooling show at Full Gallop to redeem ourselves from the recognized one last month. Well, not Laura. :) She and Smartie didn't need redemption. But Dan and I wanted over that final XC fence and a better stadium round and Jacel wanted to get through the XC course without the drama. But... only Smartie got to go back. Llama cut her leg and was swollen and not being ridden because of it. And Dan, well... Dan was still lame and obviously not jumping. So... I opted to take Lyric and Jacel opted to take Rose. And Smartie and Laura came. So... because it was a schooling show we opted to haul in the day before and school. I knew I definitely needed it! When we left home it was so cold! Like...in the 30's cold. I was tempted to pull Lyrics 2nd layer but she got all fussy and dancy at the trailer and it was so, I just left it on. Clearly the wrong choice because it quickly warmed up and when we go