Shocking!

During the clinic with Christian he picked up on some right hind 'something' with Willough. I chatted to Sara and we decided to get the vet out for some flexions and to take a peek.

One of our barn girls was already having Dr French from Littleton out for her horse, so she kindly booked him to come take a look at Willough too.

I had a chat with him, so we could decide if we did lameness exam/ flexions, shockwave or where we aimed for. His suggestion was to start with some flexions and go from there. Dr French is really quite talented and has a great eye for these sports horses, I trust his opinion totally. He checked her neck- (which we know has some arthritis) and found her ability to flex to her left was WAY harder than to the right. He lunged, trotted up and then he did a fair few flexions. He found the most notable reaction came from her stifles. Even though, he only saw a 1/5 which isn't bad at all. Oh and I forgot to say, he knows Willough already. He has treated her plenty whilst she was with Janet, it helps so much when he is looking at her. Oh Oh- I also forgot, the first thing he did was a muscle assessment and he was really happy with how she was muscled, she looks buff and even. I am so proud! Anyway, with the 1/5 reactions to the flexions, we then chatted about what to do next. We all decided in the end to start with shockwave on her neck and she how she felt after that...

Oh Boy! She apparently felt really very well. This week she was bouncing around in her lessons so very happily, she was a little spooky, a little hot and felt like she absolutely loved the whole thing. I just had a wonderful lesson and she felt buttery, mobile, soft and forward. I really think it helped her feel great.

Sara now has one of those super cool Pixem thingos. Hopefully that means I can start to film more lessons and share them with you guys. Sara will soon be taking some time off to have her baby which is ridiculously exciting! She's hoping the Pixem will help keep her connected with her clients whilst she if off wiping up spit, poop and other lovely baby stuff. We also have a hugely talented assistant trainer in Gabby Angelico, so I (and our wonderful boarders) have plenty of great help. We have some exciting clinics planned too, Natalie Hinnerman is coming back in March and she is an absolute blast, I am excited to ride Willough with her!

Anyhow, I am trying to not be a naughty blogger and leave it so long, so this post is a tad rough, a tad rushed but, my excuse is- it's been a long day... and I cant really be arsed to double check the blog hehe- hope it isn't too painful to read...

xoxo

This lady is an absolute dream. Special Miss W!



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