Tiny Victories

We can trot! Well, we can trot if someone stands in the round pen with a lunge whip. Last night we saddled up for a very quick ride and it was our best ride in weeks. We did probably 5 transitions each direction and there was very little threat of bucking and even some downright enthusiasm for trotting! I'm going to try and recreate last night this afternoon in preperation for our lesson on Saturday.

Rusty also has a date with his equine myofacial release therapist on Valentine's Day for some intensive work on his body. She did an intial evaluation of him on Tuesday night. She felt some sore spots, but said his back is in great shape! He had some soreness across his croup and in his neck and shoulders. She also suspected that he had a rib out on one side. The soreness in his rear end could very well be the reason for his mystery lameness over last weekend. On Sunday she wants to observe him under saddle, so we may go for a quick ride so she can see his resistance in real time. Although, I'm holding out hope that he will be somewhat over it by Sunday. That may be a little overly optimistic, but I'm okay with optimism right now.