Hormones Suck

Ugh... I am hormonal and tired and blue.... 

 

I took Dan for a hack this morning because it was supposed to rain but looked like we were going to get lucky. I just went bareback and we just enjoyed Ashland! I even trotted a bit in the field but he was either more strung out or I was just feeling weak today because I felt like I was bouncing a lot more than usual. I was trying to get hills too, so we headed to the "Cathedral Lane" and then went up the hookie trail. As we got close to the school we had to stop because they were screaming so loud. And like.. kind of scary screaming. Like do I need to call 911 screaming because it sounded like Hunger Games or something. Turns out they were just having a very competitive game of dodge ball or something. But good gravy! It took Dan a little bit to convince himself that they weren't dying and we were fine to carry on, but he did. 

 

We snacked and hacked our way to the XC field and the water complex. I did a few circles with him and then we headed to the arena to do our Liz homework. Or at least the homework I could remember. ;) We did some shoulder in and leg ields. We had some decent work but when I asked for the half pass, his tongue came out. Ugh... Sorry buddy. So I quit with the lateral work and we just did two more easy leg yields and then a lengthen.

 

Ugh... so now I'm trying not to cry. I know he can feel my disappointment and I know he cn't reason thtat I'm crying from the situation not from him. But I can't help it. It makes me so sad, and I'm already super hormonal. And I saw that Dan's full sister, Alibi, was euthanized today too. She was only 2 years, maybe 3 years older than Dan. 

 

Tonight I did shockwave his hocks and stifles to help him out. We got lost of licking and chewing, especially on the left hock. So I went back to my notes and looked.. it's been while since he's had any real maintenance, and it does seem like his previous "can't canter on one lead" issue was resolved with injecting his Sacroiliac joint. He had his hocks/high suspensory injected with renovo in Decemmer of last year. His neck hasn't been injected since November of 2023 but he also had surgery. So... who knows