Week 2!

I am so happy about how well Shorty has been doing. We have done walk and increasing canter work everyday since last Tuesday. Right now it is mostly walk and 3 rounds of canter both directions on the lunge, and an additional round of canter each direction under saddle. If I just hop on to ride, we'll do 2-3 rounds of canter each direction but it's on a larger circle, probably 30-40 meters, or around the perimeter of the arena once or twice each way. The rest of the time we walk!

His attitude seems super and he is relaxed and supple. There have been some noises from the neighbors on the other side of the arena fence that I think he might have made a bigger deal about before, maybe even a little spooky at. He is quiet natured anyway, but so far he seems to be even more so happy and content with pretty much everything that goes on.

I started him on Vitamin E today from SantaCruz Animal Health which I highly recommend! The product was delivered about 12 hours after I ordered and it is a better value than I found on Smartpak. It has a much higher amount of natural vitamin E per serving for a LOT less money. It is a powder instead of pellets, but he eats most anything and just couldn't beat the price and shipping.

Here he is in his western attire!