All better For
now!
It's been about 2 months since the last update on Mia
-- and about that long since I did any riding with
her. For the last little bit, it's pretty much been munnge
on her muscles, wave a rasp around the edges of her
feet, and throw feed at her. And pray a
bunch!
Another factor has been my allergies, which have kept me
pretty much holed up in the house.
Although last week I ventured outside and yesterday I ventured
to climb aboard Mia Morning Glory.
This wasn't entirely out of the blue. I've noticed
she's moving rather freely in the field and I've done some
very basic exercises on the lunge.
So yesterday I went ahead and added in my saddle just in
case it made sense to hop on. And boy was I thrilled!
Yesterday I got to ride a horse who listened and who
tried. Who TRIED. This, to me, has got to be
the most important aspect of the relationship.
What brought this about? Well -- have I mentioned
how I think horse's vet us? I think they fall apart to
see what we will do about it. And if we do well enough
by them, they figure we're ok. So hopefully I have
passed muster.
In cleaning out her feet, I went ahead and rasped the
mustang roll a little bit and applied some Equine Ortho-Bionomy
/ Equine Positional Release.
In her hind end, she extended one leg behind her and
across the midline. This indicates tension in the sacroiliac
joint. On the other side, she pulled her leg under her
and across the midline. This indicates tension in the
psoas muscle. So we had asymmetrical issues in the
lumbar region, which would've caused her hind legs to operate
out of sync.
With Equine Ortho-Bionomy / Equine Positional Release it
takes literally just minutes -- two per side, to release
tension and increase comfort. Having said that, this is
one element to unraveling the many things Mia has going on so
I suspect I will be doing this more than once!
Up top, we did circles of various sizes, concentrating
on the current of the muscles. Up through the small,
inner leg muscles as the legs swung forward, and down through
the larger, outer leg muscles as the legs pushed the body
forward. We also paid attention to straightness -- left
side on left side, right side on right side. And there
were a few other things, too.
Overall, a winner of a ride!
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