After 3 weeks of rest, a vet visit with ultrasound, hand walking, cold hosing, bute and anti inflammatory leg massages, my girl is finally back to perfect. Bringing home a new horse wasn't supposed to end in an injury, but we've worked through it, started building a bond, and definitely created a friendship.
Of course, with any new horse, we have some things to work through. She's incredibly strong in a snaffle, and since I'm a lower level dressage rider, I can only test in a snaffle. Not that we'll be testing this show season, sniffle, sniffle. At her muscle condition, a 20 minute ride is pretty taxing. Our dressage career will come next spring. Right now our only goal is to get her body back into condition to possibly get into our state Morgan show by August. Hunter Pleasure anyone?
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