Feel Better Soon!

MEGAN: After feeding Simba, I raked the track in the indoor and helped Ashley sweep the corner. Then I cleaned Simba’s stall and handwalked him, but the bugs were really bad this morning, so we spent most of our time walking as opposed to grazing. As I was putting Simba away, the delivery truck pulled up with hay and straw. So Emma, Ashley and I spent 3 hours tacking up, cooling down and feeding horses, rather than the expected hour and a half. After we finished, I got a delicious lunch from the clinic- veggie wrap, pasta salad, watermelon, and bruschetta. Delicious! Then I tacked Simba up and tried to have a lesson with Lendon- except Simba was not sound. He was sore in front, so we just worked on going from a free walk to a medium/collected walk for most of our ride. I then cold hosed Simba’s legs for ten minutes apiece, then scooped the evening grain in Mica’s barn. Running frantically over to the Main barn, I intended to get on Atticus- only to find him in his stall, contently munching hay. I grabbed him out of his stall and groomed him, quickly throwing on his tack. As I was putting on his bridle his groom came over and said his feet were sore and I could not ride him. Sighing, I put him away and then took care of Simba for the night, finding only a slight bit of swelling under his knee around the top of each cannon bone. Then I rescooped in Mica’s barn for the next morning and helped with laundry. While waiting for a ride home, I did boxes for cross country. Coach would be proud- my ability with boxes is less than stellar! After a quick shower, we all went to Heather’s for dinner, which was wonderful Italian pastas and german chocolate cake for dessert. After returning to Lendon’s, I called Mom and we had a great talk. Now I am amid a group of hyper, giggly sleepover girls trying to sleep- well, laughter is good for the soul, right???


SIMBA: My legs hurt. Mom took me for a walk but when she took me out later for a ride, I did not feel well. I was a little sore when we stared out, and just got worse as the ride progressed. Then we walked a lot, with Mom riding me forward irregardless of what she was dong with the reins. This was a challenge for both of us! Once in the barn, that water she put on my legs felt really good, just cold! Then she gave me lunch- making the cold worthwhile- and checked on me before she left, taking care of dinner just before I jumped out of my stall to take it from the feedroom myself! Though my legs don’t feel very well, the weather is beautiful. I wish I could be out in one of those beautiful, green fields- to RUN (and that is just the reason Mom handwalks me instead.) I hope that the barn gets that collapsible fence soon, so I can go out in a corner of a pasture!!! Well, I am all set for the night. Hopefully my legs will feel better in the morning!