Pferde Arbeit
Chroi arrived Tuesday night. I thought was going to be Wednesday, but it was all good!
I found a nail as I was cleaning out her feet yesterday. She was walked out fine, but I put in a call to the vet before I even put her foot down.
Reassured by my vet I pulled it out. No blood, thankfully. I think it was just wedged hard in the sulcus. The nail had a good amount of thrushy black greasiness on it.
I packed it and wrapped it and felt out how she was moving asking her to move her shoulders and hips, which she was fantastic at. The shoulders were her sticking point last year so nice to see they were good and soft and moved easily.
She moved well on the lunge, though her halt was sticky and slow and she gave a little attitude and tried to change directions a couple times. Today I got after her for creeping and she had some Opinions about that, including trotting off in a huff, but ended up giving some nice, prompt halts in the end.
We're starting over with the PVC pipe. She was quite wiggly as I dragged it so I'm doing it both at the start and end of our sessions.
The vet came out this afternoon and Chroi got her annual vaccines just a little early snd the foot tested, packed and wrapped. She perscribed soaking it for 3-5 days and Chroi gets to keep working so long as she doesn't come up sore. The farrier will be out Monday to get her trimmed up and check on her foot.
1. Favorite sounds
Horses (except for when they're angry with each other)
German music
2. Things that complete my life
Chris, my boys, horses, art, religion
3. Activities I'd do if I was brave
Three-day eventing
4. Favorite animals
Mountain Lion, horse, also growing fond of mules and donkeys.
5. Fears
Various, I fear getting bit or stung by something reaching into/under things.
6. Pet peeves
Willful ignorance, people who don't merge into traffic well, poor parking
7. Reasons to be happy
Many, family, horses
6. Random quirks of mine
My hiccups are loud and squeaky
9. Favorite songs
"Home" Duncan Sheik
"Dark" Peter Gabriel (Nena did a cover)
The Overture for Phantom of the Opera
"India" Deep Forest
"Dreh alles auf" Peter Schilling
"Somewhere" Sister Hazel
"Tanz ohne Musik" Christina Stürmer
"Oldschool" Nena
10. Odd facts I know
There are a lot, especially involving horses.
11. Things I miss
My pets who I have lost (same as Maggie)
12. Places I want to travel to
If I had to pick one trip it'd be Denmark to the annual Jutland show/inspection
13. Modes of transportation I want to take
I think it'd be cool to drive a six-up.
14. I want to learn how to...
Drive tandem and four-in-hand well
Carve wood
speak and read a couple more languages relatively well
15. Events I want to time travel to
Eh...
16. Halloween costume Ideas
Dress up as a viking and ride Kitt.
17. Other lives I'd want to live if I had nine lives
This one is going pretty well I think.
16. Favorite scents
Horses
leather
mint
pine
19. Favorite girl's names
Haven't put a lot of thought into them.
20. Guilty pleasures
Bad sequels
21. Favorite words
When I was little I took a shine to HUMUNGOUS. Still a pretty good word.
22 Favorite Bible verses
Ecclesiastes 3:18-20 "18 I said in my heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again."
23. People I want to meet
Eh...
24. Favorite patterns
Tobiano
25. Food that I dislike
uncooked onionsn green beans
26. Words that I hate
Preggo and hubby
27. Stuff I'm allergic to
Nothing I'm aware of
28. Obsessions
Horses (trend?)
Art
German
29. Favorite plants
Hibiscus, Butternut squash, artichoke
30. Things I'm looking forward to
Having all three boys in school (couple years yet)
31. Highlights of this month
Horse in training, cantered Tru-D for the first time
I rode Tru-D during a lesson this morning. We cantered for the first time! To the right she had a brief prop and bounce, but it didn't feel like much of anything and I gave her a scratch for trying. To the left she picked it up a little quicker and then kept two or three strides, which got her a lot of praise and calling it quits.
Kitt is moving pretty well now and she trotted nice and sound yesterday. She is still a little soft, but getting better.
I found a nail as I was cleaning out her feet yesterday. She was walked out fine, but I put in a call to the vet before I even put her foot down.
Reassured by my vet I pulled it out. No blood, thankfully. I think it was just wedged hard in the sulcus. The nail had a good amount of thrushy black greasiness on it.
I packed it and wrapped it and felt out how she was moving asking her to move her shoulders and hips, which she was fantastic at. The shoulders were her sticking point last year so nice to see they were good and soft and moved easily.
She moved well on the lunge, though her halt was sticky and slow and she gave a little attitude and tried to change directions a couple times. Today I got after her for creeping and she had some Opinions about that, including trotting off in a huff, but ended up giving some nice, prompt halts in the end.
We're starting over with the PVC pipe. She was quite wiggly as I dragged it so I'm doing it both at the start and end of our sessions.
The vet came out this afternoon and Chroi got her annual vaccines just a little early snd the foot tested, packed and wrapped. She perscribed soaking it for 3-5 days and Chroi gets to keep working so long as she doesn't come up sore. The farrier will be out Monday to get her trimmed up and check on her foot.
1. Favorite sounds
Horses (except for when they're angry with each other)
German music
2. Things that complete my life
Chris, my boys, horses, art, religion
3. Activities I'd do if I was brave
Three-day eventing
4. Favorite animals
Mountain Lion, horse, also growing fond of mules and donkeys.
5. Fears
Various, I fear getting bit or stung by something reaching into/under things.
6. Pet peeves
Willful ignorance, people who don't merge into traffic well, poor parking
7. Reasons to be happy
Many, family, horses
6. Random quirks of mine
My hiccups are loud and squeaky
9. Favorite songs
"Home" Duncan Sheik
"Dark" Peter Gabriel (Nena did a cover)
The Overture for Phantom of the Opera
"India" Deep Forest
"Dreh alles auf" Peter Schilling
"Somewhere" Sister Hazel
"Tanz ohne Musik" Christina Stürmer
"Oldschool" Nena
10. Odd facts I know
There are a lot, especially involving horses.
11. Things I miss
My pets who I have lost (same as Maggie)
12. Places I want to travel to
If I had to pick one trip it'd be Denmark to the annual Jutland show/inspection
13. Modes of transportation I want to take
I think it'd be cool to drive a six-up.
14. I want to learn how to...
Drive tandem and four-in-hand well
Carve wood
speak and read a couple more languages relatively well
15. Events I want to time travel to
Eh...
16. Halloween costume Ideas
Dress up as a viking and ride Kitt.
17. Other lives I'd want to live if I had nine lives
This one is going pretty well I think.
16. Favorite scents
Horses
leather
mint
pine
19. Favorite girl's names
Haven't put a lot of thought into them.
20. Guilty pleasures
Bad sequels
21. Favorite words
When I was little I took a shine to HUMUNGOUS. Still a pretty good word.
22 Favorite Bible verses
Ecclesiastes 3:18-20 "18 I said in my heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and they might see that they themselves are beasts.
19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again."
23. People I want to meet
Eh...
24. Favorite patterns
Tobiano
25. Food that I dislike
uncooked onionsn green beans
26. Words that I hate
Preggo and hubby
27. Stuff I'm allergic to
Nothing I'm aware of
28. Obsessions
Horses (trend?)
Art
German
29. Favorite plants
Hibiscus, Butternut squash, artichoke
30. Things I'm looking forward to
Having all three boys in school (couple years yet)
31. Highlights of this month
Horse in training, cantered Tru-D for the first time
I rode Tru-D during a lesson this morning. We cantered for the first time! To the right she had a brief prop and bounce, but it didn't feel like much of anything and I gave her a scratch for trying. To the left she picked it up a little quicker and then kept two or three strides, which got her a lot of praise and calling it quits.
Kitt is moving pretty well now and she trotted nice and sound yesterday. She is still a little soft, but getting better.