Post by dalesnfellfan on Dec 3, 2015 15:08:27 GMT -1
for the first time since last September, Sam has been hacking her out for a few weeks now, she's had 4 rides out with Connie and she's just been getting better and calmer with each ride, so I thought it was time for a ride.
It felt brilliant to be back on her after over a year if a little strange to start with, she is so different to Connie who is bigger, slimmer and more horse like than Em, she definitely felt much more pony like but gave me a very sturdy leg at each corner feeling.
Much to my amazement she gave me absolutely no cause for concern and I was able to ride her confidently from the start, she calmly plodded off down the road in the lead totally relaxed, I spent most of the ride riding her on the buckle with one hand, which is unbelievable!!
We had a short trot across the meadow and again on a track across a wide open space, she was so relaxed with head low and her little ears pricked enjoying herself.
She is much less reactive now than she has ever been, just shows what a difference it makes now she is no longer in pain, although not always in real pain, I believe in retrospect that she was always in a degree of discomfort from her gut from the time she came to me, with various things like wormers etc. causing flare ups until her op last Oct was the final straw.
It is so wonderful to have my lovely girl back, I thought she would never be ridden again, I just have to fit in riding 2 ponies now, they are quite different to ride but I enjoy them both in their different ways.
It felt brilliant to be back on her after over a year if a little strange to start with, she is so different to Connie who is bigger, slimmer and more horse like than Em, she definitely felt much more pony like but gave me a very sturdy leg at each corner feeling.
Much to my amazement she gave me absolutely no cause for concern and I was able to ride her confidently from the start, she calmly plodded off down the road in the lead totally relaxed, I spent most of the ride riding her on the buckle with one hand, which is unbelievable!!
We had a short trot across the meadow and again on a track across a wide open space, she was so relaxed with head low and her little ears pricked enjoying herself.
She is much less reactive now than she has ever been, just shows what a difference it makes now she is no longer in pain, although not always in real pain, I believe in retrospect that she was always in a degree of discomfort from her gut from the time she came to me, with various things like wormers etc. causing flare ups until her op last Oct was the final straw.
It is so wonderful to have my lovely girl back, I thought she would never be ridden again, I just have to fit in riding 2 ponies now, they are quite different to ride but I enjoy them both in their different ways.
