Fascial issues on the right neck, hard to bend right. adjust him and fascially help him (left hand on his right neck) before every ride. Also hot in his right stifle. but happy and felt good.
good lesson. Liz got on to show me a bend trick... said he felt better than he did 5 years ago when she last got on. but she only walked! and had my helmet on.
grab the reins pulled "tight"... in one hand and then slide the inside hand as far forward down the reins as I can and hold them regular. Then keep my hand there as a "barrier" when he walks... so as he walks, I don't let that rein flow with him quite so much and he "runs into it" a bit. It encourages bend. But I also have to keep my inside leg on to encourage bend. And tracking right I have to put my left leg back to keep him from swinging out.
trotting.. sort of same thing. Shorter reins.. ask for bend. Liz made me sit the trot. It hurts.. unless I slide back in the saddle some. I sort of wish I had gone one seat size smaller... but I can sit back in it and then the twist doens't slam onto my butt bones. And I can sit the trot, but.. not very long and he has to stay small. played with stirrup lenght and might have gone down one hole but not sure. i am crooked though. Or he is.. because I'm off a whole hole. But they actually looked even.. and felt even. So.. not just me, but it was hanging longer on one side. Dan??
got a nice canter too... left lead is harder. And he almost ran into the jump. goon! But we got a nice canter both ways for a few steps.
called it quits. tried to cold hose his stifle a little bit. Will shockwave tomorrow. And order adequan
good pony. He's happy. He's trying. He's just... that stifle isn't great.
photos: 6-26 liz lesson
videos: 6-26 sit trot and canter (green pad)
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