I had another good morning with the horses. Firstly I took Anky out for another hack. Because she's quite a nervous horse, she has a tendency to want look around her when we're out on a hack, she'll look left for a few moments and then look right. As she looked to the left, I raised the left hand slightly to ask for a flexion and softening and then as she looked right, I raised the right hand. Sometimes she did soften, sometimes she didn't. As she started to relax we got more softening and a more genuine flexion and she started to straighten up and relax over her neck and was much softer overall in the hand. I then started to ask for a little flexion first one side, then the other and we had some really nice moments as she released and stretched even further out to the hand. It was a really enjoyable hack and I'd say, one of our successes. She was a little worried as usual, but she was willing.
I had a short in-hand session with Remy and he was attentive with some good walk/halt transitions and the beginnings of a nice giravolta.
Last, but certainly not least, another walk with Bonbon, this time up the field towards the school. She is a little star.
4 comments:
Anky looks a lovely horse, Di, and she is so lucky to be owned by one with such love and patience. I'm sure you have already put her nerves together with the gassy stomach. Perhaps you might increase the Aloe Vera juice. It has certainly worked for me!! Personally, I mean. But then my neds have it whenever they are under stress or have to take meds. It's liquid gold!
Love the photos - they're all beautiful!
Thanks Kate. Sheila, how much Aloe do you give to your neds? Anky has in the past been on short ( 5 day ) courses at 100ml per day. Now she's on 15ml twice per day, every day.
Hi Di from chilly, cloudy Milton Keynes - For Anky I would probably up the amount to say 20ml x 2 daily. Perhaps even a bit more. It will do no harm. Is she a good eater - mine eat anything except Bute and so just put the juice in their feeds. The juice is best on an empty stomach as it is absorbed into the system quicker. But not always possible with horses unless you syringe it. My neds wouldn't really like that. Another thing, are you using pure Aloe Vera juice? You want to ensure you have a high percentage of Aloe and not a load of other stuff. It's good news that gastric ulcers are not the problem. I'll keep watching your progress with her. She looks a real sweety. And remember, seven isn't that old. With Trudi 'around the corner' you can't go wrong!!
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