Haven't been able to really ride since like 2 weeks ago. And I am having withdraws!
We've been babysitting some dogs, so right now, we have 8 dogs... their all a pain in the butt, especially when you leave your horse out to eat grass, and they chase him, and he runs on the porch, and your mother freaks out, and the world crashes down... :lol:
well he is missing some cartliage in his hocks and his stifles didnt get a chance to develop properly by the looks of it.. ha typical racehorse... anyway he will be able to still compete quite fine at dressage and even jumping.. i was suprised! he isnt allowed to jump grand prix or anything but its not like i was ever going to jump that high anyway.
overall i am extremely happy ...... it just means he gets the best care now and a few injections in his hocks and stifle once or twice every year. nothing i cant manage.
Ah, took a spill from my horse today. We landed the jump and as soon as his feet his the ground, he started bucking, and I was still leaning over a tad bit, so low and behold, I fly off over his neck... Thankfully no one was watching :lol:
After I flew off we did some grid work, and oh my word, figuring out how long their strides are, is a pain! I was doing two strides, then a small jump, and I got off probably 10 times adjusting it for him... finally, I ended up with 18 feet between... WAY small! I didn't know he would have such a tiny strides! Oh well...
I wish the arena wasn't frozen, I really wanna work on my canter bareback, but I can only walk/trot because the arena is half frozen and the field is all slippery.
Correct. It does, but you learn how to ride "outside the box":lol: I Event so its good to ride on uneven terrain and stuff.
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