Woke up feeling a bit apprehensive was
OK until drove on yard then realised 'this is it' today I get back on board.
Foot soldiers booked for 12:00 was hoping
yard would be quiet but not to be as people still around and noticed the boy
was wearing his tack :-
Had both schools booked as wasn't sure
which one I was going to use, decided to use small school as whilst boy finds
it spookier than the large school, physio did say it is the best surface to
rehab him on.
Go into school and walk boy around in
hand very interested but not silly.
Take to mounting block and get on, wait
to see if any reaction then sit up, clip lunge line on.
So now we're on the lead rein Chorrie's back is very up and he is very
tense. Oddly enough I'm not, I can feel his back is up and his breathing is
shallow but he isn't the bucking type so we just walk around on the lead rein.
Get a few glimpses of relaxation but
mostly he is tense. Keep walking and talking stop in a good moment and shower
him with Polos.
I am in shock
and denial that I'm finally back on board. He just felt so familiar did feel a bit disappointed we never made it
off lead rein but do appreciate we need to go at his pace.
Will spend next week walking him in hand
around school in tack; ideally I'd have done this prep last week but was
cognisant of fact if I did so it would have built up today into and even bigger
thing with the consequent danger I'd be too nervous to actually get on.
Am pleased I was relaxed, have two more foot
soldier sessions booked in for 2nd and 5th July.
Interesting that when I took him back
out to field he charged off bucking and wheeling releasing all his pent up
tension.
Me I got home and collapsed in a heap
with the post adrenalin crash.
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