Start of sessionSaturday afternoon I got back in the saddle with Striker with fingers crossed that his lameness had at least improved, if not gone. I was presently surprised. Although not gone altogether, he was still a little proppy, it had improved enough that I decided to do some light work. Today we just focused on rhythm and relaxation. To begin with he was hollow back, head high, but about 15 minutes into it, using the lift, reach, relax method of NH, he really started to relax and come through from behind. I was very tentative on the right rein as this was his lame one so I only did a little to keep some sort of balance but worked pretty much 70% on the left. We worked for most of the session in trot and only did 2 canter transitions on both reins. He stills falls out after 10 meters or so but at this stage i am only after the easy transition with no "run on". His rhythm in his trot work is really good now, I'm not working hard to keep him going. I have him on willow bark, celery seed and comfrey leaf so this is probably making him a bit more comfortable through his body. This little horse never fails to astound me. His temperament and willingness is second to none. He is still quite shut down, so I will contact Rosemary for some essences for him. Mind you, I should just use my own intuition and delve into my Bach flower essences!
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