All fit and well
Tia had four cold feet and four cold tight legs yesterday and is the same today. I can't believe that not only did she do all that work but she has nothing at all to show for it. Neither of her two concussion susceptible feet is showing the slightest reaction.
She also ate - before she went, when she got back, yesterday morning and today. I think she loved competing, she was so quiet and relaxed at the showground. And she seemed very proud of herself, as if she felt at home with the tannoy going and crowds around. Just a joy to take really.
Personally I am still on cloud 9, I can't get my head around how well she did. She was so game. She overjumped several because every time she was unsure she just went high and long - now that's a mark of a very brave and very athletic horse - fence looks difficult? - give it plenty of room.
A couple of snippets that I didn't tell you - I was just tacking her up for the dressage with less than 10 minutes before my start time. Brushed a bit of "dirt" off her bum - and realised with a red face that I had a horse with an absolutely textbook perfect 2 inch wide circle of ringworm :-0 ! Now, personally, ringworm doesn't bother me one bit. It doesn't hurt the horse at all and it disappears in no time. But it is pretty embarassing to be at a showground when you realise that you've brought an infected horse!
The other thing was that after all the other problems of the day, we were about to go home when Allan grabbed a bit of kitchen roll to wipe the engine grease off his hands - and promptly got stung by a wasp :-0 - for goodness sake, did the man need any more problems!!!
I squeezed in a short hack on Tetley when we got home this afternoon. His back is soft again. He is standing resting his near hind instead of his off hind, but his off hind still has more heat in it than the other. But he is also standing very strangely - with his hind feet extremely close together and tucked forwards underneath him. He's not doing it in the field, only in the stable, but it is definitely odd. He was 99% sound, but he preferred me to sit on the left rein diagonal and that is also a swap. Previously he preferred the right rein diagonal. Things are going on, but he seems happy, flexible, and is moving very well so I am not going to fuss about it.
In fact, he looks so sad when it is always Tia that is going somewhere, that I have decided to take him to the farm ride one day soon and see if he can manage it.
Meanwhile, Tia's next event is a week today, so I'm not planning anything but a gentle week for her.
C
posted by cptrayes @ 7:25 PM
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All is amazing. When you consider how long Tia has been with you, you have both made an admirable journey. I am sure she knew she was "on stage," and tried her best to let the world know you need to keep her. (Still thinking of another horse instead??? *G*)
As for Tetley, it seems to me you'd better start working on your own fitness. I don't think he's going to like to stay home while the "blossom" goes off to compete all the time. Get the wallet ready and start planning on making two entries for each event. One for him and one for her.
As for that marvelous OH of yours, you have a gem. Water and wasp stings and I'll bet his smile at your and Tia's success was twice as big as yours alone. Send him a hug from across the ocean. He deserves some tender care. What a guy!
No wonder superhubby deserved a holiday, hope you had a good two days.
I had a feeling Tia would be unfazed by all the activity at the event.
Looking forward to the reports from the next one ...
I wondered about the feet. Barefoot all the way? Did anyone notice?
She seems to have transitioned very quickly - how many weeks has it been?
I've never understood the fun in competing two horses at the same event. That seems like hard work to me - no time to enjoy the efforts the first one made before you have to jump onto another. In any case, I really don't think Tetley is going to be competition sound in time to get anywhere with him this year. I don't mind, Tia's schedule is twice a month until the end of October and that's enough for me!
No-one appeared to notice the feet. It can be quite good fun when they do and you see them do a double take :-) Certainly the last person to notice was Tia herself. Her shoes had been off just under 10 weeks, I think, that or 11 weeks, no more. I chose her partly because I thought that she had feet that could do it, and I'm pleased that I seem to be right so far.
I wouldn't call her "transitioned" totally. She is obviously sound to jump, but I limit her roadwork severely at the moment. Her back feet, one in particular, are flat in the heels and I prefer her not to wear them away more than I can help. I may end up booting her behind for road work. This isn't the first horse I've had who has had more trouble with the back feet than the front ones - I personally think it's a myth that the back feet find it easier - I think people just don't notice bilateral back foot soreness so easily as on the front.
C
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