Well the horsey front anyway. As you might have noticed I haven't postsed about riding lately, why? Because I have only riden like twice in the last two weeks! But those two rides are noteworthy. Mostly because they were very exciting and make my current predicament even worse.
So first the bad:
Lucy is still tender on hard rocky ground. So I can only ride her down my trail at home which is like 3 miles round trip. I was very seriously considering trying sole guard on her until she gets trimed and can have boots on, but decided it was too much money to spend right now. So I might order a bottle of durasole and put that on until her trimming.
The good:
Lucy is apperently feeling her oats! I had been commenting to Loren that ever since that ride where she was so off she has been overly spooking (for Lucy) and jumpy and how weird that was. So when I finally took her out on a ride she was very energectic, more like she used to be. Then on Sunday when I rode we had a very eventful ride! I trotted her a bit at first then let her walk, her walk is much more like it used to be, long strided and fast, at the top of hills she would slow down a little bit like "oh yeah I'm kinda tired!" but then resume her faster speed. We rode past the Y and down the hill, where she really wanted to go faster. On the way back up I decided to trot her up and see how far she could go without losing momentum. At first she didn't want to trot, then she did then she cantered then she bucked, but not a serious buck! So then we made a wide turn at the trot and she wanted to go faster on the straight and got upset when I wouldnt' let her and bucked again. If Lucy didnt' have such wussy bucks it might have been a problem! But as it is even when she is really mad her bucks are not that big. Anyway I made her walk back which didn't take a lot of time since she had so much energy.
So now I am really annoyed because she finally has the energy for longer rides but because of her hooves she can't go on any of the trails that are longer! Grrr!
I might take her up my main trail this weekend and see how she does, if she does ok walking on the sides of the road up Gazos I can ride her up Johansons quite a ways since that is softer ground.
Luckly I haven't been too bored with all this time of no riding because Loren got me into wow. I know, I cannot belive it, its horrible. Although I am going to make my summer schedule up today and it might turn out that I do not have enough time for it. Loren will be disapointed though, and I really should have something outside of horses that I am into. I can't really play it much until I get my new computer, so for now I am playing on Lorens.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Sunday afternoon!
Yipppy! I got to Sunday! We had a mothers day breakfast in the barn after going up to see mom and give her flowers. Loren stayed with us through breakfast. We then talked about the barn and what it need to get it going to be able to rent it out. My dad would like to rent it out for events as well as overnights.
But the really great thing is..... you haven't guessed it yet? Really though, I mean come on! What else could get me this excited!? Well ok, what else could get me this excited that I am putting in my blog!?
Riding of course!!! Now don't you feel silly! Yep I got to ride again on Sunday. It felt like so much longer then two weeks. To Lucy too!
At first it felt like she was sucking back and not wanting to move out on the road, which may be the case, she may need shoes or boots for on the road. But once we got on the trail I started asking her to move out a little bit more. Up until the Y her speed was rather sporatic. Slow then fast and so on. Although she wasn't trying to turn around a whole bunch. After the Y she really sped up and was practicly running down the trail! But in a controled kind of way, not like before when it felt like she was just trying to get down the hill as soon as possible. This was more like she just wanted to move out more quickly. Going back up the hill she broke into the trot several times, which I allowed since I like to encurage her trot. Although we were headed towards home that is rather unuall for her at any time. Her pace was good on the way back but not rushing. She didn't trip at all, and seemed to enjoy our ride. All in all I was VERY pleased!
I ment to get up and ride this morning but couldnt' pull myself out of bed, so I will ride on Wednesday as usual and try to get back to our old shedule.
But yeah! I am riding again!
But the really great thing is..... you haven't guessed it yet? Really though, I mean come on! What else could get me this excited!? Well ok, what else could get me this excited that I am putting in my blog!?
Riding of course!!! Now don't you feel silly! Yep I got to ride again on Sunday. It felt like so much longer then two weeks. To Lucy too!
At first it felt like she was sucking back and not wanting to move out on the road, which may be the case, she may need shoes or boots for on the road. But once we got on the trail I started asking her to move out a little bit more. Up until the Y her speed was rather sporatic. Slow then fast and so on. Although she wasn't trying to turn around a whole bunch. After the Y she really sped up and was practicly running down the trail! But in a controled kind of way, not like before when it felt like she was just trying to get down the hill as soon as possible. This was more like she just wanted to move out more quickly. Going back up the hill she broke into the trot several times, which I allowed since I like to encurage her trot. Although we were headed towards home that is rather unuall for her at any time. Her pace was good on the way back but not rushing. She didn't trip at all, and seemed to enjoy our ride. All in all I was VERY pleased!
I ment to get up and ride this morning but couldnt' pull myself out of bed, so I will ride on Wednesday as usual and try to get back to our old shedule.
But yeah! I am riding again!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Evaluating our current situation
So this moring on my ride I was doing some serious thinking about Lucy. She had seemed more upset about having to go out this moring then normal, or maybe its my imagination.
Some rides she seems a lot more happy about going out, and others she isn't. But all in all she still isn't getting that excited about going out for rides. Yes she will let me catch her now, but thats only since I started bringing her out for her grain in the morings.
I'm not sure how much longer I can push her out on the trail before we are both fed up and no longer want to ride. Even though my asperations are for endurance, that doesn't mean I am going to push Lucy to doing it, but I would like her to go back to being the same horse she was before she got sick. Or maybe she was like this before and it never bothered me, but I don't think so.
I am no longer worried about her fitness, I can see now that she is going to be able to come back conditionaly wise just fine, I think her breathing is getting better to and will improve even more when we start doing more hillwork.
No, its just her attitude that is bothering me now. And the tripping, which I think is a by product of the attitude. She triped even more then usual this morning. Maybe it was just an off day for her, the whole ride she just wanted to turn around and go home. Her condition was fine, in fact I belive out average speed was 3.1, fairly good for average.
But her tripping. She almost went down on both knees today. And there wasn't even anything there for her to trip over. She is just tripping over the ground or herself. I am pretty sure I am going to talk to Nancy about it. She has been tripping ever since I brough her back into work. At first it was just every once in a while, but even then it worried me since Lucy never used to trip.
Well it could just be that she hasn't had enough time to strangthen her legs and that with time the tripping will go away.
But back to the main subject, will I ever get Lucy back to being interested in going out for rides?
I know that she would make a wonderful endurance horse, becuase:
1. She has a lean body that doesn't carry any extra fat
2. Her skin is thin and she can cool herself off quickly and easily with lots of blood vessals next to the skin.
3. She has incredible endurance, I have only seen her tired on two occations in her eight years
4. She is good at holding her pace for a long time
5. She is good at learning where to pick up the trot and where to walk to save her strangth and not injury herself.
6. She has never had any sort of metabolic heath issues.
7. She has never gone lame from something other then a wound on her body
8. She does great by herself out on the trail
9. She is easy to get fit and stay fit
10. She has study legs and big strong feet
And the number one reason why she wouldn't make a good endurance horse:
1. Well she just doesn't seem to want to be out on the trail anymore.
Sigh.
I think I get to worked up over her little attitude issues. I think I should keep her on her current conditioning program and see how she is by the end of this year so I can decide if we are going to compete next year or if I need to change her to a different disapline or just retire her to pleasure trail riding.
Of course a lot depends on Kezi. She is currently on Naproxin again. Which of course means I have an overactive cheerleader on my hands again. Its so nice to see her sound, I just wish I could belive it is going to last. Dr. Peterson seemed to think her reaction was heartening and might lead to a recovery, but I don't think he understands that when she goes sound, she looks very sound!
Oh well only time will tell. I will cross my fingers.
Some rides she seems a lot more happy about going out, and others she isn't. But all in all she still isn't getting that excited about going out for rides. Yes she will let me catch her now, but thats only since I started bringing her out for her grain in the morings.
I'm not sure how much longer I can push her out on the trail before we are both fed up and no longer want to ride. Even though my asperations are for endurance, that doesn't mean I am going to push Lucy to doing it, but I would like her to go back to being the same horse she was before she got sick. Or maybe she was like this before and it never bothered me, but I don't think so.
I am no longer worried about her fitness, I can see now that she is going to be able to come back conditionaly wise just fine, I think her breathing is getting better to and will improve even more when we start doing more hillwork.
No, its just her attitude that is bothering me now. And the tripping, which I think is a by product of the attitude. She triped even more then usual this morning. Maybe it was just an off day for her, the whole ride she just wanted to turn around and go home. Her condition was fine, in fact I belive out average speed was 3.1, fairly good for average.
But her tripping. She almost went down on both knees today. And there wasn't even anything there for her to trip over. She is just tripping over the ground or herself. I am pretty sure I am going to talk to Nancy about it. She has been tripping ever since I brough her back into work. At first it was just every once in a while, but even then it worried me since Lucy never used to trip.
Well it could just be that she hasn't had enough time to strangthen her legs and that with time the tripping will go away.
But back to the main subject, will I ever get Lucy back to being interested in going out for rides?
I know that she would make a wonderful endurance horse, becuase:
1. She has a lean body that doesn't carry any extra fat
2. Her skin is thin and she can cool herself off quickly and easily with lots of blood vessals next to the skin.
3. She has incredible endurance, I have only seen her tired on two occations in her eight years
4. She is good at holding her pace for a long time
5. She is good at learning where to pick up the trot and where to walk to save her strangth and not injury herself.
6. She has never had any sort of metabolic heath issues.
7. She has never gone lame from something other then a wound on her body
8. She does great by herself out on the trail
9. She is easy to get fit and stay fit
10. She has study legs and big strong feet
And the number one reason why she wouldn't make a good endurance horse:
1. Well she just doesn't seem to want to be out on the trail anymore.
Sigh.
I think I get to worked up over her little attitude issues. I think I should keep her on her current conditioning program and see how she is by the end of this year so I can decide if we are going to compete next year or if I need to change her to a different disapline or just retire her to pleasure trail riding.
Of course a lot depends on Kezi. She is currently on Naproxin again. Which of course means I have an overactive cheerleader on my hands again. Its so nice to see her sound, I just wish I could belive it is going to last. Dr. Peterson seemed to think her reaction was heartening and might lead to a recovery, but I don't think he understands that when she goes sound, she looks very sound!
Oh well only time will tell. I will cross my fingers.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
New training schedule!
Well sort of, we will see how it goes! As usual I can't wait to write it up on Excel, but it will have to wait until tomorrow when I am at work again!
My god its hot!
Just had to throw that out there! Its not that bad, its just that going from cold windy days where I was wearing two layers of everything to 80 degree weather is a bit shocking!
So last night I rode Lucy after work becuase I was too tired out from the weekend to get up in the moring. It was a lovely ride, except Lucy getting eaten alive by the mesquitos! Its time for them suckers to die! And fly spray is NOT working!
I decided to make this a speed ride. I feel it is time to start conditioning her lungs and heart to faster work, plus start trainning her to faster work. Lucy has alway required that I teach her to trot for longer periods of time. Once she picks up that that is what we are going to do she is great.
We didn't go far, only about half way down the hill after the Y, so all in all about three miles total (2.74 to be exact) We trotted about 90% of the way out until the Y, which is about a little over a mile. We only stoped for branches that needed walking under and for Bruno to catch up! I think we stoped to walk twice on the way out.
Then I walked her up the long strecht after the Y then Trotted from the Y back to the area with all the brush. I let her walk out after that. And wowee did she! She was back to her old breakneck speed! It was nice to see that getting her moving out helped get her walk going more.
For now I feel like our rides are not too taxing and deffinatly getting her back in shape! But here is the new schedule:
Monday: Depending on what was done Sunday:
a. If we rode at Carolyns on Sunday, we ride down the main road and back up for hill work
b. If we rode out on the trail on Sunday, we ride down daves road at the trot.
Wednesday: Just an easy going walk only ride down to the end of Daves road. Eventually we will ride out on a longer ride on this day.
Friday: Depending on what we plan on doing on Saturday:
a. We plan on riding at Carolyns, then we do hill work down the main road.
b. We plan on riding out on the trail, then we do speed work out on Daves road.
Saturday: We ride out on Gazos, Cloverdale or Wilder (eventually we will ride over in woodside and up on 35) OR up at Carolyns.
Sunday: We ride out on Gazos, Cloverdale or Wilder (eventually we will ride over in woodside and up on 35) OR up at Carolyns.
Note: In some cases we may choose to ride both weekend days out on the trail, if soI have to make up time with Sassy during the week, AND we must do some sort of balance training out on the trail.
So thats the plan for now! I will make a spreadsheet for it soon I am sure!
My god its hot!
Just had to throw that out there! Its not that bad, its just that going from cold windy days where I was wearing two layers of everything to 80 degree weather is a bit shocking!
So last night I rode Lucy after work becuase I was too tired out from the weekend to get up in the moring. It was a lovely ride, except Lucy getting eaten alive by the mesquitos! Its time for them suckers to die! And fly spray is NOT working!
I decided to make this a speed ride. I feel it is time to start conditioning her lungs and heart to faster work, plus start trainning her to faster work. Lucy has alway required that I teach her to trot for longer periods of time. Once she picks up that that is what we are going to do she is great.
We didn't go far, only about half way down the hill after the Y, so all in all about three miles total (2.74 to be exact) We trotted about 90% of the way out until the Y, which is about a little over a mile. We only stoped for branches that needed walking under and for Bruno to catch up! I think we stoped to walk twice on the way out.
Then I walked her up the long strecht after the Y then Trotted from the Y back to the area with all the brush. I let her walk out after that. And wowee did she! She was back to her old breakneck speed! It was nice to see that getting her moving out helped get her walk going more.
For now I feel like our rides are not too taxing and deffinatly getting her back in shape! But here is the new schedule:
Monday: Depending on what was done Sunday:
a. If we rode at Carolyns on Sunday, we ride down the main road and back up for hill work
b. If we rode out on the trail on Sunday, we ride down daves road at the trot.
Wednesday: Just an easy going walk only ride down to the end of Daves road. Eventually we will ride out on a longer ride on this day.
Friday: Depending on what we plan on doing on Saturday:
a. We plan on riding at Carolyns, then we do hill work down the main road.
b. We plan on riding out on the trail, then we do speed work out on Daves road.
Saturday: We ride out on Gazos, Cloverdale or Wilder (eventually we will ride over in woodside and up on 35) OR up at Carolyns.
Sunday: We ride out on Gazos, Cloverdale or Wilder (eventually we will ride over in woodside and up on 35) OR up at Carolyns.
Note: In some cases we may choose to ride both weekend days out on the trail, if soI have to make up time with Sassy during the week, AND we must do some sort of balance training out on the trail.
So thats the plan for now! I will make a spreadsheet for it soon I am sure!
Monday, April 20, 2009
Our LSD ride of the week
So on Saturday I rode Lucy out on the trail. We went up Gazos then up Johanson a ways. At first she was really slow, but then picked up the pace considerable until about a quarter of the way up. I got off and walked at about the same place as last week. Her breath was fast and shallow but she recovered well when we stoped. I got back up at Sandy point. We only went about a mile and a half down Johanson because Lucy was determined to turn around. At first I didn't care, she had a good pace going and oviously wasn't out of energy, but then we came to a hill that I didn't feel like climbing on the way back, so we turned around. And of course she power walked back down. She easily could have gone farther!
She triped several times coming down again. I still can't figure out if she is just being oblivious to where she is putting her feet or too tired to pick her feet up all the way, or too lazy!
I got off and walked her the last ten minutes to save my knee and watching her I felt that she just isn't making the effort to pick her feet up and over things. I think we might do some calvalleti work next week!
When we got back I untacked her and took her down to the creek. Boy did she love that! Got her underside all wet and silty!
Then since she still had most of her breakfast to eat I totaly brushed her out until she was not sweaty at all. It was quite warm out.
When I took her back up the hill to the house she was agin power walking, then when grazing at the chalks she bumped a pipe with her nose and spooked herself. It was pretty funny! But also annoying because she oviously had plenty of energy.
We went about7 miles, our average speed was 2.8 but that was just because she slowed down a lot on the way up the hill, she averaged more like 3.4 out on Johanson. We were out for 2 h 30m not bad for all walk and slowing a lot on the up hill!
Hill work this week!
She triped several times coming down again. I still can't figure out if she is just being oblivious to where she is putting her feet or too tired to pick her feet up all the way, or too lazy!
I got off and walked her the last ten minutes to save my knee and watching her I felt that she just isn't making the effort to pick her feet up and over things. I think we might do some calvalleti work next week!
When we got back I untacked her and took her down to the creek. Boy did she love that! Got her underside all wet and silty!
Then since she still had most of her breakfast to eat I totaly brushed her out until she was not sweaty at all. It was quite warm out.
When I took her back up the hill to the house she was agin power walking, then when grazing at the chalks she bumped a pipe with her nose and spooked herself. It was pretty funny! But also annoying because she oviously had plenty of energy.
We went about7 miles, our average speed was 2.8 but that was just because she slowed down a lot on the way up the hill, she averaged more like 3.4 out on Johanson. We were out for 2 h 30m not bad for all walk and slowing a lot on the up hill!
Hill work this week!
Friday, April 17, 2009
Very nice ride, weather finaly coming around
Rode down my road today. Planned on only going to flat spot just after pond, since I had all my dogs with me so I didn't want to go past Lisa's with them. But her dogs were at the flat spot. The male ran home when Bruno barked at them, but the female stuck around. I got a hold of Bruno pretty quick but when I let go of him (the female had run off) he ran back down the road after her. Damn males! So I trotted Lucy down the road to catch him before he could run off to Lisa's house (trying to retrive him would not have been fun). I ended up getting a hold of him finally. Lucy was very unhappy, not only because I made her trot down the hill, but becuase she wanted to stop and stare at the dog and I made her get close! I think she was also a bit annoyed that she wasn't the center of my attention, like usually on rides! I tied Bruno to the end of Lucy's lead rope, so technicly he was attached to Lucy, but I wasn't worried, and it was better then having to bend over to hold on to him.
I got back on about half way up. Lucy never seemed to have a problem with the hill. We rode down Daves road to the Y. I don't have an exact speed or distance becuase I dropped my phone when I got off to get the gate.
But Lucy did seem to move out really well, espeshally considering that she had just walked a half a mile up the hill.
I plan on riding up Gazos and going for about a 8 mile ride tomorrow. Last Saturday was a 8 mile ride and she did fine, and that was with climbing two hills, so she shouldn't have any problems with it.
I got back on about half way up. Lucy never seemed to have a problem with the hill. We rode down Daves road to the Y. I don't have an exact speed or distance becuase I dropped my phone when I got off to get the gate.
But Lucy did seem to move out really well, espeshally considering that she had just walked a half a mile up the hill.
I plan on riding up Gazos and going for about a 8 mile ride tomorrow. Last Saturday was a 8 mile ride and she did fine, and that was with climbing two hills, so she shouldn't have any problems with it.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Its a Raven! Its a Duck! No! Its a panguin!
No seriously!
I swear I saw a panguin walking down the side of hyway 1 today on the way to school.
Maybe I've had to much LSD training with Lucy! HAhahah! Ok I crack myself up! But really though, it looked like a panguin!
I don't know, maybe it was a odd looking duck.
A really odd lucking duck. Uh huh. I hope the newspaper lets us know if it was a panguin. I mean now thats news! Very socialy importaint stuff there.
But in other non-panguin seeing parts of my life, I haven't updated my blog in almost a week!
Eeekk!
The blog gods will get angry. Ha! That sounds funny, blog gods!
Last week:
I can't remember much of what I updated last week, so I will go over it briefly. I rode Tuesday and Thursday morings. She deffinatly had a lot more energy then previously. We had fun, just went down Daves rd.
My Weekend:
So I ment to ride both days, but family got in the way. I was headed up to Carolyns on Saturday when I got a flat tire. Naturaly I did not have a spare (not that it would have helped much since my spare has no air in it currently!) nor did I have my air pump. So, since we were at the gate when Loren noticed, I parked there. Loren was sweet enough to stay in the truck and read while I went on a ride. Or is that lazy enough? I'm not sure. Anyway, we had a lovely ride up Gazos. I got off and walked Lucy up the last halt, the steepest part, which I think helped her not be too out of breath.
Up at Sandy Point we ran into a group of kids. Of course they wanted to pet Lucy, and Lucy wanted to sniff them all to make sure they weren't bomb carrying mutants. Then we headed down Gazos trail, since we hadn't been down that way in a while. We went about a half a mile or more out, then I trotted her most of the way back. No problems, except that she seemed a little bit tender. So I decided it was time to put boots on her.
I walked Lucy back up the hill to the house, becuase I felt it would be impolite to ride while Loren had to walk. Plus I thought it would be better for Lucy. I didn't need to worry, she practicly pulled my arm off power walking up the hill.
Sunday was Easter and I ended up stuck at my brothers all day.
I rode Monday moring, and Wednesday morning. I tried the Wintec on Lucy on Wednesday. I liked it except I had a hard time reaching Lu's sides with my heels. But it was comfy.
Lucy didn't seem to want to trot in it, but that might have just been her being her. I haven't made up my mind if I want to keep riding in it or not.
I would have measured Lucy's feet for the boots yesterday, but Luke never showed up. Not sure why, I should call him.
Oh and Lucy is living in the other paddock right now. Want to know why? Because my destroyer horse sat on a fence. So of course the fence is no longer of any use whatsoever. Lucy has now broken or destroyed a fence in every paddock or pasture at my house. Lovely.
I put up a couple 2X6's yesterday so I think they should be good to go back in.
I am going to ride down the road back back tomorrow. Will be nice to start doing a bit more hill work.
Oh and we learned about smart art in excel today. I cannot wait to play with some of these cool new things for conditioning charts!
Yeah!
I swear I saw a panguin walking down the side of hyway 1 today on the way to school.
Maybe I've had to much LSD training with Lucy! HAhahah! Ok I crack myself up! But really though, it looked like a panguin!
I don't know, maybe it was a odd looking duck.
A really odd lucking duck. Uh huh. I hope the newspaper lets us know if it was a panguin. I mean now thats news! Very socialy importaint stuff there.
But in other non-panguin seeing parts of my life, I haven't updated my blog in almost a week!
Eeekk!
The blog gods will get angry. Ha! That sounds funny, blog gods!
Last week:
I can't remember much of what I updated last week, so I will go over it briefly. I rode Tuesday and Thursday morings. She deffinatly had a lot more energy then previously. We had fun, just went down Daves rd.
My Weekend:
So I ment to ride both days, but family got in the way. I was headed up to Carolyns on Saturday when I got a flat tire. Naturaly I did not have a spare (not that it would have helped much since my spare has no air in it currently!) nor did I have my air pump. So, since we were at the gate when Loren noticed, I parked there. Loren was sweet enough to stay in the truck and read while I went on a ride. Or is that lazy enough? I'm not sure. Anyway, we had a lovely ride up Gazos. I got off and walked Lucy up the last halt, the steepest part, which I think helped her not be too out of breath.
Up at Sandy Point we ran into a group of kids. Of course they wanted to pet Lucy, and Lucy wanted to sniff them all to make sure they weren't bomb carrying mutants. Then we headed down Gazos trail, since we hadn't been down that way in a while. We went about a half a mile or more out, then I trotted her most of the way back. No problems, except that she seemed a little bit tender. So I decided it was time to put boots on her.
I walked Lucy back up the hill to the house, becuase I felt it would be impolite to ride while Loren had to walk. Plus I thought it would be better for Lucy. I didn't need to worry, she practicly pulled my arm off power walking up the hill.
Sunday was Easter and I ended up stuck at my brothers all day.
I rode Monday moring, and Wednesday morning. I tried the Wintec on Lucy on Wednesday. I liked it except I had a hard time reaching Lu's sides with my heels. But it was comfy.
Lucy didn't seem to want to trot in it, but that might have just been her being her. I haven't made up my mind if I want to keep riding in it or not.
I would have measured Lucy's feet for the boots yesterday, but Luke never showed up. Not sure why, I should call him.
Oh and Lucy is living in the other paddock right now. Want to know why? Because my destroyer horse sat on a fence. So of course the fence is no longer of any use whatsoever. Lucy has now broken or destroyed a fence in every paddock or pasture at my house. Lovely.
I put up a couple 2X6's yesterday so I think they should be good to go back in.
I am going to ride down the road back back tomorrow. Will be nice to start doing a bit more hill work.
Oh and we learned about smart art in excel today. I cannot wait to play with some of these cool new things for conditioning charts!
Yeah!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
"what a wonderful day!"
I feel like singing, but becaue I love my boyfriend and he is currently in the same room as me, I will not!
I took Lucy out for another ride this morning, (wow I am getting good at this whole go out and ride and be happy stuff!) and decided to test her at the trot. We trotted out in several places and she had energy and didn't get out of breath until we trotted back up the long up hill coming back after the Y. I think she needs some hill work at the walk and trot work only on flat right now. She deffinatly could have handled a much longer ride, so only another week or so of these shorter rides then longer rides, hopefully.
It was so nice to be riding that big floaty trot again! I had forgotten how nice it is! I love Lucy's trot!
I took Lucy out for another ride this morning, (wow I am getting good at this whole go out and ride and be happy stuff!) and decided to test her at the trot. We trotted out in several places and she had energy and didn't get out of breath until we trotted back up the long up hill coming back after the Y. I think she needs some hill work at the walk and trot work only on flat right now. She deffinatly could have handled a much longer ride, so only another week or so of these shorter rides then longer rides, hopefully.
It was so nice to be riding that big floaty trot again! I had forgotten how nice it is! I love Lucy's trot!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
More energy, are we seeing a pattern?
YES! I belive we are!
I took Huck and Lucy out for a ride this morning (got up at 6:30 and got back at 8:30 not bad!) and she was really good! We trotted from just past the water tank all the way up to almost where you can see across to the chalks! Without wanting to stop or slowing down! And we trotted again without slowing down and I even got her to canter a couple stides!
Out at the Y I did our normal circle and she did better then last time, yeilded better anyway. She wasn't quite as responsive about turning though.
All in all a very good ride!
I took Huck and Lucy out for a ride this morning (got up at 6:30 and got back at 8:30 not bad!) and she was really good! We trotted from just past the water tank all the way up to almost where you can see across to the chalks! Without wanting to stop or slowing down! And we trotted again without slowing down and I even got her to canter a couple stides!
Out at the Y I did our normal circle and she did better then last time, yeilded better anyway. She wasn't quite as responsive about turning though.
All in all a very good ride!
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