Miss Lily has progressed in leaps and bounds for the last month. From ponying to lunging with side reins, she's taken it all in stride... with the exception of continuing to view the deck/observation area next to the arena as where the devil lives. For the last few days, I've been standing in the left stirrup and letting her get used to the feel of weight. She certainly didn't seem to care, so tonight I eased on over and sat up... to which she said, so what?
Getting her to actually move was a little trickier, but she finally started walking freely forward and thinking over the new experience. Lots of pats and praise and cookies -- the baby girl is officially on her way to being a sport horse.
I also rode Megan for the second day in a row. She had the last 8 weeks or so off. She was so unsteady and unhappy after her myelogram that I couldn't ride her and then I just got busy with Lily, but with her Rood & Riddle appointment coming up next week, I wanted to see how she was. She's such a good girl -- despite not having the saddle on for 2 months, she was quiet and happy as could be to have a job again. She feels a little wallowing, but she also has put on at least a hundred pounds during her "vacation" so it could just be that she's so out of shape. We'll know more next week finally.
Meanwhile, YAY Lily!
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