Back to riding

The last time I posted about the horses, Remy had just had his osteo treatment. He had a tweak in his back which was affecting the way he used his pelvis, and also a tweak into the shoulder.
I have a little stretching routine that I give him during our grooming time and also been walking him up and down our hilly fields to exercise the stifle and psoas muscles.
I didn't ride him for weeks as I'd lost my mojo, but now that's returning and we've started again, hacking out and going in the school.
I've got a trainer now who's going to come over every couple of weeks or so, and that's going to give us some confidence and direction. She's very experienced and trained with Nuno Oliveira, so I have high hopes that it's going to make all the difference to us.

Today a friend came over, and we had our first hack out ever with a strange horse. Remy was brilliant, although he couldn't stop sniffing and nibbling at her (the horse, not my friend), but I'm sure he'll get over that soon enough as we're going to make it a regular event.
He's had some problems with his teeth - wolf teeth and a tush coming through on one side. It was certainly affecting him, and we were on the verge of taking out his wolf teeth, but I think it was soreness in the gum on the tush and since it's come through he's been much better. I'm trying him in a lozenge happy mouth and he seems ok, so we'll see how he goes.
This is a little vid that Jim did when we started back in the school. Just a few minutes of trot work to loosen and relax him. He did give me a canter transition that, I think, was as much a surprise to him as it was to me!



We've been working Bonbon on the lunge and walking her out a little on the tracks. She's slowly relaxing to it, with less and less squeally (not sure that's a word) behaviour, and we're getting nice transitions now with walk trot and canter - although we sometimes get a little eruption in the canter transition. I'm hoping to start riding her soon.