Hello all!
As promised I didn't wait so long to post another blog! I can't believe February is almost over!
Happy reading!
Day 48 Wednesday February 20th 2013
I pushed Tee a little too much in my lesson with Koryn the
day before so he was pretty slow to loosen/ warm up. We had a light ride just
touching base on all the things we had been working on.
Around noon we all went to The Sanctuary at the WEF show
grounds. The staff showed us each piece of therapeutic equipment they use. We
were able to use the “Magna wave” wand on ourselves to see what it felt like,
it was sort of like a gentle “shock” almost that makes the muscles contract
then relax. The “Leg Spa” was next, its sort of like a shallow pool. The water temperature
was approx. 36* mixed with a solution of Epsom and sea salts, it is used to
cool the horses legs down after a jump round or work instead of icing the legs.
Interestingly enough the legs stay cold for 2-3 hours afterwards. Next was the
water treadmill, the horses walk onto it then the operators fill it with water,
gradually higher as the horse is more experienced and use to walking on it. It’s
a great way for them to exercise on hot days or for horses that have injuries
because it has such low impact. Then we were able to stand on the vibration
plates, this sort of therapy increases hoof/cell growth and improves blood flow
to muscle/tissues.
Day 49 Thursday
February 21st 2013
We had another schooling show today! I showed Tee in First 3
twice. Our first test was pretty bad, Tee was spooky and just all around incompliant,
we scored a 52%. Our second test was better but still pretty tight and so we
earned a 56%.
At 4 we had a workout with Betsy Steiner, she introduced us
to equilates: a pilates program specifically designed for riders. I encourage
anyone that wants to better their riding to check it out!
Day 50 Friday
February 22nd 2013
Gave Tee today off so
that he could recuperate.
Went to the beach with a few of the WIT girls, it was a
lovely day minus the MAJOR sunburn I achieved.
Day 51 February 23rd
2013
I started getting dizzy in the middle of the night and it
just got worse throughout the day. I opted not to ride because I was so out of
it so I studied some required reading that our test tomorrow is on instead.
In the afternoon I was able to watch Courtney teach and
watch Mica ride one of the other girl’s mare which was nice!
In till next time bloggers! Enjoy the snow!
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