Riding Journal
Awareness of the outside world. Raw Story: US state of Maryland retires pro-Confederacy state song, Agence France-Precise May 19, 2021.
~~~
Bell boots. Because we are running out of places to put things on these horses.
First day. Got a few steps of fancy trot and a canter I could sit. Sold!
Rodney doesn’t seem to mind them flapping about. After all, his booties flap and clunk, and he loves those. Seriously, he will lick and chew when I put them on.
Booties for turnout. Leg boots for riding. Special padding for his saddle. A maintenance program for stomach issues. Now bell boots. Yes, there are times when I feel as if my horse is made out of tissue paper. He’s big for a Thoroughbred. I guess when you are outsized to design specs, you have to expect some structural issues. Although, in his defense, back, tum, and neck – from counterbalancing – problems are rooted in foalhood trauma. Mechanical issues with legs and hooves are the parts of the symphony that come from being a 17-hand horse on TB feet.
The bad news – or possibly the good news – on that first day, we did a line of trot poles and he just about trotted me out of the tack.
Shipping bell boots for the moment. Looking into sport bells.
Stay safe. Stay sane.
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
It’s always something for him! What a princess!
I am soo glad they finally got rid of the Maryland state song! Anyone who looked at all the lyrics could see how offensive it was. I was actually thinking of writing to Gov. Hogan and asking him to do this. Now, to find a new state song.
Princess. Song. Yup. Yup.