Trailer Loading Practice

Since Deuce is going home in a week I decided to make sure she loads. We had the trailer out for the field trip with the other horses so when we got back I put Deuce on...and off, and on and off and on and off.

She did great! I have a short video. I will have to get picture of her with her new collar on!

Halter on, Halter off

Deuce has been awesome with having her halter taken on and off and on and off.

I don't think that Deuce is ever going to have her leg/tendon well enough to be a riding horse. She WILL be an excellent behaved horse though and her ground manners will be fantastic.

Riding Evaluation

I was able to hop on Deuce for a couple of minutes yesterday. She is moving much better since she got her shoes! I'm not sure if it is because the soles of her feet aren't sore anymore or if it helps her tendon.

She stepped out a lot more freely and was generally happier.

I got her out today to see if she was tender and I couldn't see anything glaringly obvious like I have in the past. I put her on a tight circle on the lunge and she was still sound. Cross your fingers that she stays sound.

She'll have another big ride on Saturday so her owner and I can evaluate her soundness together on Sunday morning.

Yesterday was the day!

Yesterday the most patient farrier in the world came out to work on Deuce. She wasn't trilled but did fabulous. She was great and her shoes look great. Here are a few pictures of her getting worked on. Hopefully I will have some video of it later today or tomorrow.

Fishing with new poles....

The teenage girls have been doing a GREAT job with D. This week they will start catching her and putting another halter on her. Leading her around some and then taking it off and letting her go. I'm sure she will take it in stride like everything else.

She gets her first set of shoes EVER on Wed. I will have pictures and hopefully some video too.

Riding and Evaluation

Tuesday was a GREAT ride. She stepped off like she should have and was perfect. We did more steering and backing.

This morning she was tender when I pulled her out to ride. You can see how she will hold her leg out in front of her even more than normal and step out tender.

Next week the farrier is coming out to see about putting shoes on her that will hopefully help her leg. Cross your fingers!!!

Little Sore

For the past 2 days Deuce has looked sore when she has been moving in the pasture. She looked a lot better this morning but with the rain I will have to wait until tomorrow to ride her again.