Second day for Striker

19th Feb 2008

Today I put him on the circle online to have a look at him move and assess him a little more. He knows what a circle is (thank god!) so I had little problems. He seemed a little foot sore but i thought I would have a little ride anyway. Started to teach him to yeild him HQ's on the ground in preparation for my leg. He responded very quickly although still having problems with the back end sticking. I am not convinced it is stifle lock, more of a soreness problem. After a walk and trot, I thought I would try out canter today just to see what I have. I was presently suprised. Although I had to push pretty hard to get him to break over, he didn't speed up too much and although he couldn't hold it, what he gave me briefly was a nice 3 beat canter. He still seems a little foot sore so I jumped off and have a look at this feet. They were shocking! Two front club feet! They were so upright!! I'm angry that I didn't check them out first, poor little horse, so I took him back to the stables and did the best job I could. Will see how he pulls up tomorrow.