Day 90

It's official! We finally own Harry! Gary signed him over to us today and I couldn't be more happy!

Plus I got to ride all three today!!

First off, I cleaned out the tack box. I finally found my other glove, so they worked out well. I'll probably only use them until i retrain myself to hold the reins like I normally did, and at the lessons only. I cleaned Harry's saddle so it looks all shiny like new.

Lunging was better today than yesterday but still needs improvement. He started off vey excited, like yesterday, but he worked it out. He kept trying to rush the corners so I had to keep halting him and restarting. My mom noticed as I rode that he had a skip in his back left hoof but it kept coming and going so I didn't think anything of it. My brother rode Harry today too. I instructed him on what to do and it looks like the only problem they had was going over the soundboard without rushing it. Then my mom got on and she rode a bit before going over the board and then again at a walk, during which his hoof was then noticeably dragging so she got off and gave him a bath and put liniment on his legs. There was no swelling or heat, so it has to be either in his muscles or his hoof. The farrier comes out in a week, I think, so we'll have him take a look then if this problem persists.

While my brother was riding Harry, I got to ride Nina! She is like no other horse I've ever ridden. She's so hard to operate! You have to keep on her and keep her alert and focused on what you're doing or she breaks into a trot. After a good amount of time I think I got the hang of it. We took the board a few times and each time I got better at figuring out what she needed. I'm honestly just happy using her as a trail horse, but I guess I need to keep learning on how to show her.

Brie! I'm so happy I got to ride my baby today. She got really spoiled in the past few weeks from not being pushed into what she needs to do and just kind of running amok. We worked in the indoor until she stopped trying to pull me around and then we went outside and I insisted on walking. She did pretty well. When she walked for a bit I let her corto. We went all along the back and front of the property and on our way back I decided to let her get the speed out of her system. What was meant to be a canter turned into a gallop one way and I was jerked forward when she stopped. Stayed on! Then we cantered very nicely in the opposite direction, I was so proud of her. She snorted away so happily. Then we WALKED calmly back to the stable for her bath, which she thoroughly enjoyed. It's the funniest thing watching horses quiver their lips when you scratch them.

So today was good. I only hope that Harry's leg can fix itself because we really don't know what's wrong with it. Hopefully a week of rest will fix it.