What's Up Wednesday

 

The vet was out Friday so he palpated on Pammon's back, and confirmed that yes he was very back sore. He believes we may be dealing with a metabolic problem but the only way to confirm is with a biopsy. He couldn't do it that day because the sample needs to be overnighted to an open lab, and that doesn't happen on a Friday evening. So we're kind of just in limbo waiting to get that done. The good news is, should that be the problem, it is controllable with a special diet. In the meantime, I'm supposed to just keep riding him. It's pretty terrible though, I feel like I'm hurting him. 

We've been riding out a little, and inside a little. Spring weather is tricky here in New England. One day it's sunny and 60 and the next it's 48 and pouring rain. They do seem less spooky outside than in though. So that's a bonus!

Eros has been a good boy, he's definitely happy to be outside, but my goodness, is he heavy in the bridle out there! So we have some work to do. We had our flat lesson last night, and it was exhausting but great. I sort of felt what I need to do to start getting him lighter, so hopefully I can get that stuff accomplished without someone reminding me every few minutes... Riding is hard.

I had my lesson on Sunday with Shiny, and it was great! The instructor teaches a lot of beginner/intermediate lessons, but she really does know her stuff and was very helpful. Shiny was more responsive than she's been, and she was SUPER excited to be jumping! She still sucks back and complains when it's our turn to go again after watching my lesson mate, but once she realizes she's doing the jompies she gets moving again. Unfortunately, no media again this week. That 9 am lesson doesn't lend itself to spectators unfortunately. 

In other news, Eros' saddle arrived Thursday and it's pretty great. Full disclosure, the other one fits him a tiny bit better, but I think it's a breaking in to him kind of thing more than a problem with the saddle. He seems comfortable in it and is still moving really well through his back and shoulder so I decided to keep it. I traded in my temporary saddle, so if for some reason it doesn't actually work, for now I still have his other one. As for me, it's SO comfortable! It has a slightly more narrow seat that Pammon's which I was afraid I might not like. But turns out, I like it better. It keeps me in the middle of my horse better and it's a lot easier for me to go from a half seat at the canter to sitting which has been a struggle for me with Eros. So let's hope, even though I've said it before, that I'm all done with this saddle nonsense! 

That's about it from here. Just plugging along trying to get these horses going well. My state opens up vaccines to anyone over 16 starting tomorrow so I'm going to be stalking appointments as soon as I can. Looking forward to rejoining society this summer! I mean kinda... the recluse life has actually been pretty great for me. But I can't be a hermit forever.