Down
Following Fridays success I decided not to push it an just did ridden walk work on the Saturday and then let Charlie have Sunday off. Ok I lied I let me have Sunday off.Monday we tacked up in the split pessoa and basically I lunged a seaside donkey who wasnt going anything like as nice and I must admit I was really down.
Getting tied up in knots
Cue a lesson with Tori on Tuesday what a relief the Vienna reins were too long. It was difficult to adjust by sliding so Tori tied some knots in the rope. We lunged the boy and he looked good so then we put me on board and we trotted some more then worked off the lunge finishing off by doing lots of Shoulder In, Reverse Shoulder in and Tori trying to confuse my addled brain with Biomechanics putting my weight in the outside leg on the right rein to assist Charlie so he didnt fall in so much.I didnt realise I had so many bits of my body that needed to move indepemdantly.
What ever happened to flapping your arms and legs and just giving it a kick? Oops should not have said that.
Carrot Stretch Girl
We now have a system with the carrot stretches that works well for the boy and me. It basically involves cuddling his head and waving a corrot in front of his lips he seems to really enjoy the game and doesnt run away because he cant reach the carrot.Fizzy Physio
We had the Physio Grace Fairburn out Wednesday to check that nothing had gone astray now we are on board. she was really pleased with him so much so that she clapped her hands in Glee. She watched on the lunge and ridden and found that his back was actually better after being ridden and he doesnt carry his tail as much to the left as he did we now have a bum waggling exercise to do to strengthen up the inner thigh (his not mine I might add).Grace said we should do some lateral work to improve his way of going so yet again I have a Physio and Trainer who havent met but sing from the smae songbook HOORAH!
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