Well I didn't take Brie out of the stall today, my mom did, and apparently she walked right out.
I won't believe it until I try it myself.
She seems like such a different horse now, even though we've been jumping for only what, two weeks? Four days, really. She seems a lot calmer, even walking around outside. The only problem I have is keeping her away from the jump! I think she's happy that I'm stimulating her mind and just not going in circles all day. Which I, surprisingly, never though about before because that's what Andre and the other trainers do. But I mean, if I went in a circle all day and didn't do anything fun, I guess I'd be angry and anxious for it to be over too.
Today was a very good day. Paco finally is here! He was abandoned with Andre in Georgia until Thursday when Ray, another trainer, drove them and the horses back up here. The truck is still in Georgia being fixed.
The stalls were so nice and SPOTLESS for once! It was great, I was very happy. Now Ken is working outside making more paddocks before the winter really sets in over here. It'll be nice, I hope that he makes them bigger than they are now, because Brie and Nina can really only stretch their legs, not run around and have fun.
We ordered this calming supplement for Brie from Smartpak. Yeah, yeah, I'm usually against supplements, but this one is supposed to work in two months and we'll never need it again because it'll rebalance her hormones. I'll just have to wait and see about that.
Mega excited for Dominic to come up in two weeks! I can't wait to show him how Brie can perfectly gait, go on the soundboard, jump, and go right back to gaiting. As soon as she's calmed down, I have a feeling we'll be cleaning up at the shows in the spring with her.
I'm trying Mare Magic (raspberry leaves) for my marish mare Dawn - we've just started and apparently it often takes a while to show effects. She's also on a magnesium/chromium/selenium/vitamin E supplement for insulin resistance, and the magnesium should have a calming effect - it's a major component of many calming supplements.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I started looking for a supplement for Brie after I read your post about dawn. I was going to go with it, but the woman I talked to on the phone while ordering it suggested to me that this: http://www.smartpakequine.com/productclass.aspx?productClassid=4589 might work better. It has a small dose of tryptophan in it, the chemical that makes us tired after eating turkey. I'm eager to see how it works with Brie, because the last calming supplement we used with her didn't do anything at all.
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