After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time! most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the...
Over the years, various horse friends have dealt with it. I even have non-horse friends who deal with it in their dogs or even themselves. There is not much you can do, and just have to treat it when it occurs. Can you guess? Yup, that's right... LYME DISEASE! Uggggg!!!! Over Memorial Day weekend, I met my friend Tania at our instructor's farm for a lesson. Dreamy hesitated to get onto the trailer, but I didn't think much of it. She seemed funny when I groomed and tacked her up, arching up her back when I brushed her and almost like she did not want me to touch her. Hmmmmm..... I got her to the ring, though she seemed a bit lethargic and immediately when I mounted and asked her to walk on, I knew something was wrong. Not just the NQR feeling, but the OMGMYHORSEISBROKEN kind of feeling. My instructor encouraged me to walk her a bit to see if that helped. It didn't. My heart was fluttering and I thought I was going to cry. ...