due to not doing anything heavy, and the drugs, probably...
so, things to do with ones horse when one's shoulder is painful therefore, e.g., lunging is probably not going to be a good idea, neither is in hand work, if it involves using the left shoulder to any great extent? can but see, i shall have to be really careful of myself though
free schooling - not that he really gets it, but he can follow me round the school
get serious about introducing click/treat? that actually might be a really good idea, not wholly sure that my timings up for it but i can work on that!
going out for walks - get me fit as well!
anything else?
had it not been for the shoulder, i could have ridden yesterday - the steady 14.2 up at the old yard; ah well, some other time when i'm better
and the lass whose mucking out for me now i'm injured was late today - she'd told her friend to put pony on diet, frient didn't; she'd told her friend not to turn pony out on new grass, friend did. so what happens today? panic call from friend - pony with acute laminitis. she is not happy with her "friend" AT ALL (it is friend's first pony, so you'd think listening to the advice being given would be an "of course"...... )
Bad backs and bad shoulders are not exactly "horse training friendly" disabilities. I am aching with you.
ReplyDeletePlaying with Monfy will go a long way to establishing a bond. Thoroughbreds seem to like having a person of their own.
Poor pony. I hope it recovers. Maybe your mucker did not make it clear exactly WHY the pony had to be managed that way??? It's a hard lesson for the new owner....and the pony suffers for it. *sigh*