Straightened out
Mare has had a couple of days off because she had the chiropractor out on Tuesday, which typically calls for a bit of a break, and then she also had her feet done yesterday. The chiro had found her left hip quite wonky, which could well have made it harder for her to bend right, and said that should be far easier for her by now. This evening she we saddled up to see whether there were any changes. One thing I noticed was that while saddling up she was standing square rather than resting one hindfoot, something she usually did before.
When I got on I could immediately feel more fluidity in her body. She can bend much more smoothly to both sides. We spent quite a while just walking and trotting around while I got a handle on where her balance is at now and worked on straightness by following sunbeams across the field. She felt really good to ride. A bit snorty in places ( when bothered she snorts a lot and shakes her head around ) but a lot more able to follow the rein than she had been. There were a couple of moments where she felt a lot like a proper English dressage horse. Definitely a positive step.
And, because herecirm takes awesome pictures:
Maybe a hint of give at the poll here?
Someone looks pretty happy to be out riding in the sunshine anyway...
When I got on I could immediately feel more fluidity in her body. She can bend much more smoothly to both sides. We spent quite a while just walking and trotting around while I got a handle on where her balance is at now and worked on straightness by following sunbeams across the field. She felt really good to ride. A bit snorty in places ( when bothered she snorts a lot and shakes her head around ) but a lot more able to follow the rein than she had been. There were a couple of moments where she felt a lot like a proper English dressage horse. Definitely a positive step.
And, because herecirm takes awesome pictures:
Maybe a hint of give at the poll here?
Someone looks pretty happy to be out riding in the sunshine anyway...