No posts for awhile since my riding has been terribly lack luster. My back/ hip issue had returned with a vengeance to the point where I broke down and went to see a sports medicine physician. Sometimes it is wise to leave the diagnosing to trained professionals but then again that means giving up control of the situation. So this control freak let go and the good news is that the issues can be fixed. The tough news is that it will take some pain and some time. Oh well, as long as it can be fixed.
So my riding is now augmented by twice a week physical therapy, daily stretching and strengthening exercises. Once a week I submit to Linda's instruction, working my body overtime and coming away with improving results.
Tonight I continued with left hip/ buttock pain but said "screw it" and kept on with the lesson. Focusing on a horse who was firing off his hind legs and coming up and into the bridle helped me forget about any discomfort I was feeling. We worked on canter half pass to leg yield, simple changes, canter halt. It was all good work. After about 40 minutes I ceded the reins to Linda and she finished the ride. He was magnificent-- the best I had ever seen.
Linda provided words of encouragement even said she thought PSG was in our reach within the next year.... OMG... can you even imagine that. It may be tough to get old but the old are getting tough!!!
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