Saturday, June 16, 2012
Teddy Log: #171 - back in the saddle again & now I pay for it...
Teddy Log: #171 - back in the saddle again & now I pay for it...: I had a lesson on Teddy today and I think I socialized more then paid attention to Kim's instruction. But that is OK as both Teddy and I are...
#171 - back in the saddle again & now I pay for it
I had a lesson on Teddy today and I think I socialized more then paid attention to Kim's instruction. But that is OK as both Teddy and I are out of training so we need to work our way back into it. And it was good to catch up with Kim.
I took a couple of pain killers before I left and I only recall really feeling any serious pain at one stage in a trot. I think it was enough to make me squeal aloud, but other than that I think it was mainly soreness and stiffness I felt that I could control.
Before we went Teddy appeared to want to go but when it came down to doing the work, well I think he was having thoughts of bucking me off and running back into the float with his nose in the feedbag and pretend we weren't there.
He did well parking so he has remembered his lessons and I was pleased to see this. His anxiety was very prominent as he head tossed a lot so I hope that he will remember it's not so bad and he will get through this quicker this time than it has taken us to get where we were in the first place. All in all I think we did ok.
It near killed me getting the float ramp shut and on the way home I had to take a few more pain killers and as the cold sets in this evening so has my stiffness. I guess it's worth the price as my goals are still front and centre in my mind. We will get there.
Now its time to relax and probably have an early night.
I took a couple of pain killers before I left and I only recall really feeling any serious pain at one stage in a trot. I think it was enough to make me squeal aloud, but other than that I think it was mainly soreness and stiffness I felt that I could control.
Before we went Teddy appeared to want to go but when it came down to doing the work, well I think he was having thoughts of bucking me off and running back into the float with his nose in the feedbag and pretend we weren't there.
He did well parking so he has remembered his lessons and I was pleased to see this. His anxiety was very prominent as he head tossed a lot so I hope that he will remember it's not so bad and he will get through this quicker this time than it has taken us to get where we were in the first place. All in all I think we did ok.
It near killed me getting the float ramp shut and on the way home I had to take a few more pain killers and as the cold sets in this evening so has my stiffness. I guess it's worth the price as my goals are still front and centre in my mind. We will get there.
Now its time to relax and probably have an early night.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Teddy Log: #170 - Laid up - Poor Teddy being bored in the pad...
Teddy Log: #170 - Laid up - Poor Teddy being bored in the pad...: Unfortunately my illness has impacted on my riding once again. This has meant that Teddy hasn't been out for the last few weeks and he hasn'...
#170 - Laid up - Poor Teddy being bored in the paddock
Unfortunately my illness has impacted on my riding once again. This has meant that Teddy hasn't been out for the last few weeks and he hasn't even been ridden at home. I feel bad for him and try and spend time with him when I can, but I would rather be reinforcing his parking and dressage lessons instead. I'm sure he would too! The only constellation is that the weather has been terrible so a lot of this time I probably wouldn't have been able to ride anyway.
I am just not physically able to ride right now but I'm slowly getting better with less body pain, headaches, spinning etc. At one stage I was contemplating going to my lesson but the day before I removed my sock and a 2x5cm strip of skin came off with it! Deep enough to make me bleed! Bizarre stuff. I was joking to Steve that I'm going to be diagnosed with lepracy next!
It left me unable to wear shoes as it was place right in a spot my runners or boots rubbed on it. The pain was too annoying to concentrate and my body pain makes me walk like an old lady sometimes anyway so I didn't need that on top of it. I'm pleased to say that I wore shoes yesterday for the first time since it happen and all went well. I was even able to keep my skin!
I tried Teddy out on about 200 gms of Speedi-beet yesterday and he loved it. Must be very palatable as he came back to lick the bowl. As he's not really in any work I will be just supplementing his diet with the stuff that I have here. They claim that its good for their gut with a pro biotic and has high calcium levels with a low sugar level, among other things, but these are the things I was interested in with Teddy's arthritis. I know joints and high sugar don't mix so I feel its best to keep him in check, particularly as he's only in the early stages so I hope we can prevent further damage. He already gets a multivitamin supplement so he should do well on this.
I'll be follow suit with a change of diet for health reason soon too. As my diagnoses has my doctors baffled I might have to start another blog to keep me honest and focused on fixing myself.
I am just not physically able to ride right now but I'm slowly getting better with less body pain, headaches, spinning etc. At one stage I was contemplating going to my lesson but the day before I removed my sock and a 2x5cm strip of skin came off with it! Deep enough to make me bleed! Bizarre stuff. I was joking to Steve that I'm going to be diagnosed with lepracy next!
It left me unable to wear shoes as it was place right in a spot my runners or boots rubbed on it. The pain was too annoying to concentrate and my body pain makes me walk like an old lady sometimes anyway so I didn't need that on top of it. I'm pleased to say that I wore shoes yesterday for the first time since it happen and all went well. I was even able to keep my skin!
I tried Teddy out on about 200 gms of Speedi-beet yesterday and he loved it. Must be very palatable as he came back to lick the bowl. As he's not really in any work I will be just supplementing his diet with the stuff that I have here. They claim that its good for their gut with a pro biotic and has high calcium levels with a low sugar level, among other things, but these are the things I was interested in with Teddy's arthritis. I know joints and high sugar don't mix so I feel its best to keep him in check, particularly as he's only in the early stages so I hope we can prevent further damage. He already gets a multivitamin supplement so he should do well on this.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Teddy Log: #169 - Teddy learned to park properly today!
Teddy Log: #169 - Teddy learned to park properly today!: I'm very happy that Teddy has learned today to finally park beside the mounting block properly and not move. I have tried many methods - f...
#169 - Teddy learned to park properly today!
He did very well with me showing him what he needs to do and allowing me on his back without any fuss whatsoever. Once mounted we went off for a short walk and then I'd dismounted. Then I did it two more times and the second time he fidgeted about a little bit then settled fine. The third time was perfect. A big fan of ending on a high I left it there after a little ride.
this is a great leap from usual as when I'm on my own it could take about 10 minutes of constant trying before he will stand still. I know this is just the start but I will have to add this into his routine until it comes naturally for him.
Way to go Teddy! I'm proud of you!
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