Foster/Trainer update on Misty to share:
Misty is just coming out of about three weeks off work due to a splint. She wasn’t lame, but we thought it best to rest her for a bit. (Unfortunately, we missed the show!) During her time off she was so sweet and personable, the perfect patient for the icing and DMSO. I also began bringing my daughters to the barn to spend more time with her and she seemed to really take to the extra attention!
Now she is back to work, and her trot is feeling great and we are working on canter again. I have almost ditched the daily lunging and now we just start with some groundwork to make sure she’s paying attention before getting on. My goal is to get her out on another trail adventure soon, or hopefully a XC schooling outing. Summer is always busy but the good news is our arena is dry now (if a little dusty!) so we can use the whole area and do more with leg yield, off the track work, smaller circles, and more with trot poles.
This is a horse that is engaging and fun to ride. She’ll offer questions and challenges to make sure you are really paying attention and reminding her to put her body in the right place, but we are starting to have some extremely nice moments! With her recent affection for kids I started to picture her as a school horse — she’d be the perfect addition to a barn’s program, with her ability to challenge the advanced rider but mellow out and enjoy the more junior student.
I’ll try to post another video of her under saddle soon!
Here’s a really cute video of Misty teaching two girls how to groom a horse, complete with kisses! Super cute stuff!!
