So in the past two weeks Cupid pulled his shoe on the right front, scratched his left hind to where it was swollen, and then today he clipped the back of his left front heel. Oh Cupid!! So very accident prone. Luckily it's usually minor things, at least. I cleaned his heel, applied ointment, and covered with gauze and vetwrap.
The weather has gotten quite warm again, and with his fuzzy coat Cupid has been sweating a lot. He normally gets clipped around the end of October. I am still thinking about waiting until later this year since he'll be getting a few weeks off, but that's assuming the weather cools off.
Our lessons last week were a bit mixed. The trot work has felt good, and the right lead canter is also much improved. However the last two rides Cupid was very balky about picking up the left lead, even kicking out when I ask. It is unlike him to react like that; he doesn't always pick it up but usually instead he just picks up the counter canter with no resistance. I don't know if it's related to the feet issues, but something is obviously bothering him since he is very specific about it. He feels completely normal (even great) doing anything else. So we're going to take it a bit easy, and I have a call in to the chiropractor to see if she can come take a look at him.
We did go for a little trail ride this weekend, about an hour and a half walking under the trees. Cupid was perfect throughout. I am very pleased with how solid he's gotten as a trail horse over the past year.
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| Cupid stops to stare... |
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| at this little deer family |
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| Under the trees |
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| Sharing a post-ride Oat & Honey bar |
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