Pillar Day

 Ugh.. I really let people get in my head. A trainer I respect posted something about baby horses first rides and how they should be calm and chill and happy if done right. Sigh... Okay, but maybe mine's just cheeky! OR... maybe I did it wrong. Or maybe she is hurting... maybe her OCDs are rearing their ugly heads. Maybe I just suck. Sigh... 

(But I don't suck at photography! This was after the storm the other night!). 

So today... I opted to do pillar work and some lunging. Plus it's so freaking hot and Mike was gone. I grabbed her and we headed to the arena. She was very polite for our pillar walks and we worked on all 3 pillars. Her chest has gotten puny again. So... while she's very good at pillar 1, perhaps our pillar 2 is lacking. I feel like that's where the chest comes in. Although hers never really got super big. Anyways, she was great. So great that I almost quit with that as hot as it was, but... we have water now!!!!!! So I figured I might as well get her a little bit more sweaty and let her really enjoy her rinse off! So then we lunged a short stint. And she looked fine. She looked even and tracking up nicely. She was swishing her tail a tiny bit but she also had the K tape hanging off her. She was even. Her back was swinging and lifted. She was dragging her hind toes a tiny bit, but... barely. So we just did a short lunge session each way with some walk to trot transitions. And then we quit. 

She was a good girl for her rinse and I think she felt better!! After I turned her out she drank and then went bucking and farting off to join her buddies. Hee hee... 

I didn't get any photos cause... it's hot!!! So.. more photos of the stormy sunset!