The weather is perfect for riding. Rico and I have been getting along beautifully. My confidence has grown in direct porportion to my strength and balance in the saddle with thanks to my trainer and a wonderful mare named Ladybug. After my last ride on Rico, I promised myself that we would canter the next weekend. I'm not totally stupid - it has to wait for the weekend so that someone is home to call the paramedics. :D
Alas, it was not to be. Monday morning I found my boy with an eye swollen shut. I was fortunate enough to be able to get the vet out within the hour. Diagnosis is a scratched cornea, prognosis is good if I can get ointment into his eye for several days and the swelling doesn't come back after stopping the ointment. Stopped the ointment on Friday and hooray, his eye looks good, but in my usual overprotective manner, I decided to give him a few more days before riding him. So - no weekend canter joy for us!
My graceful way of accepting this minor setback was to take myself off to the Capital Challenge horseshow Saturday and treat myself to a new Devocoux close contact saddle.
Retirement will have to wait another 6 months I guess. :D
Alas, it was not to be. Monday morning I found my boy with an eye swollen shut. I was fortunate enough to be able to get the vet out within the hour. Diagnosis is a scratched cornea, prognosis is good if I can get ointment into his eye for several days and the swelling doesn't come back after stopping the ointment. Stopped the ointment on Friday and hooray, his eye looks good, but in my usual overprotective manner, I decided to give him a few more days before riding him. So - no weekend canter joy for us!
My graceful way of accepting this minor setback was to take myself off to the Capital Challenge horseshow Saturday and treat myself to a new Devocoux close contact saddle.
Retirement will have to wait another 6 months I guess. :D
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