The Arabs temporary grazing field is all set up for the next 3 weeks while their field grows some grass. I actually find that the long grass like in this field seems to disrupt their digestion less than the shorter, greener stuff and they don’t get as fat. I wonder if there’s some science behind that, with the differences in sugar content maybe. I’ll go look up some research papers.
I have also, thanks to a fellow endurance rider posting on Facebook, discovered the wonder of grooming your sheepswool to regain it’s former poofy fluffiness glory. I am now obsessed and no wool item is safe from my re-fluffing clutches.
Azid has been ridden 3 times in the last year and has now done his 3 weeks of in hand work, I have had the opportunity to send him away to do 3 weeks of rehab at Readwood Rehabilitation Livery before I jump back on board and I couldn’t be happier, they are very knowledgeable horse people, I trust and respect their opinions so it will be great to get a second set of eyes on Azid.
I’m living in a constant roller coaster of hope with him. My vets think he’ll compete just fine, some research papers agree, some papers say he’ll never compete at all, my common sense says at best he’ll have a shorter career, at worst we’ll injure him so badly it’s irreparable, is it worth taking the risk of aiming high with him or should he live a lower level just for fun kind of life.
For now we’ll take it one step at a time and slowly increase what he’s doing, monitor him carefully and I can assure you I’ll try to make the best decisions for his welfare and not based on my dreams and aspirations of competing at FEI level again. I miss racing so much but my horses will always come before a competition.
Beth Endurance 