Since Jess got the all clear on her heart in January I’ve been biding my time, waiting mostly for the weather to be better so I could be more consistent with her and also working on getting her intermittent lameness under control.
I rode her once just for a walk around the block, but her old boots are too tight, and she’s put on so much weight her saddle doesn’t fit
As part of getting her consistently sounder she’s been having casts on her front feet with pads since the first week in February and she’s been really sound, so after many long chats with my farrier friend and a few experiments along the way I’ve decided to try yet another type of shoes on her which go on Friday morning (Id happily stick with the casts but they don’t hold up to roadwork) I suspect she’ll need pads with the shoes but we’re going to try without to start with as she gets disgusting thrush with pour ins and non poured ones are likely to get sand under them which would probably make her lame!
So I’m crossing everything for a bareback ride this weekend (if she isn’t like a raving lunatic because her feet feel better!) and if she holds up to some light work over the coming weeks and once her weight has stabilised a bit I’ll schedule the 3hr round trip to take her to get the saddle adjusted
I’d appreciate any spare NR vibes for her appreciating our efforts
I rode her once just for a walk around the block, but her old boots are too tight, and she’s put on so much weight her saddle doesn’t fit
As part of getting her consistently sounder she’s been having casts on her front feet with pads since the first week in February and she’s been really sound, so after many long chats with my farrier friend and a few experiments along the way I’ve decided to try yet another type of shoes on her which go on Friday morning (Id happily stick with the casts but they don’t hold up to roadwork) I suspect she’ll need pads with the shoes but we’re going to try without to start with as she gets disgusting thrush with pour ins and non poured ones are likely to get sand under them which would probably make her lame!
So I’m crossing everything for a bareback ride this weekend (if she isn’t like a raving lunatic because her feet feel better!) and if she holds up to some light work over the coming weeks and once her weight has stabilised a bit I’ll schedule the 3hr round trip to take her to get the saddle adjusted
I’d appreciate any spare NR vibes for her appreciating our efforts