Saturday, February 23, 2013

Day 48-51



 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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