Sit the Trot

While the world is obsessing over Corona Virus I spent the day obsessing about my horses... well a little about Corona Virus but mostly about ponies... Axel was first up and we spent some time with him doing lameness evaluations first. We really didn't see anything here, however remembering how he was before the stifle operation we didn't really see lameness then either. The next thing I wanted to do was take some X-Rays of the stifle to check how the screw was seated and if there was any problems with it. We took a few films and it all looked good down there, of course the arthritis hasn't magically gone, but it looks just how it should. So the choice was made to get him back under saddle and walking then review again before we start trot work. So of course, I saddled up and hopped on my slightly wobbly, weak pony. He is such a doll, and of course behaved perfectly. So happy to be back on board. Hacking fitness begins now! So, Miss Willough. A friend kindly walked her ...

Tomorrow is the day. After many months Axel has a recheck and I am scared. I have no idea how its going to go but am hopeful that I can get back on top of my ginger Friesian again. I so miss cantering up the field with him and I am nervous and excited for what the lovely Dr Christakos has to say. Willough has had a few days off after stifle injections so will be back under saddle properly tomorrow, I am hopeful she thinks it has helped her- fingers crossed! On the subject of Miss W, she is a total weirdo. I have been working on turnout for her since she arrived, each time I try her out, she survives for a tiny length of time before running at the fence line, bucking, rearing and freaking out until I bring her back into one of the stalls with runs (which are a mere twenty feet from the turn out pens) at which time she settles back to her usual self. What horse doesn't do turnout?!? On the plus side, now she trusts me she doesn't try to run me down as I bring her  in... freakin...