Well... this is embarrassing... So I've had a sore thumb on my left hand for some time now. I thought it was from how I have to lift up Pammon's saddle to get it on my saddle rack at the boarding barn. (I have a top rack there, and I am not top rack height.) But I haven't used his saddle in weeks, and the thumb has remained sore. It was only yesterday that I realized how I actually keep injuring it...
Yes, that's right. I keep hurting my thumb by smacking my pony. Perhaps it's time I switch to a dressage whip.

