Eli’s stifle scrape looks much better already. I’ve given him Sunday and Monday off, so I’ll see how he’s feeling under saddle tonight. He might get a bonus liniment bath depending on how he feels. If he’s off behind at all I’ll be consulting with his vets, but he looked spry enough in turnout.
I also got some more professional pictures from the show! Love it when the photographers have everything available for purchase the next day.
Thanks for all the positive comments yesterday–I’m feeling the ammy love. In that spirit, here’s a brief clip of one of the lines that rode well for us:
Yellow line.mp4 from rennikka on Vimeo.
Nothing wrong with that! Although I noticed that Eli seems to have filled out in his shoulders and chest a bit. The three point looks somewhat constrictive in the pictures. I have a few more holes I can let it out to, but if he gets any beefier, I’ll have to size up to the full. I’ll be sticking with the PS of Sweden three point if that becomes the case. The black has even grown on me!
One last thing for fellow ottb owners whose horses are campaigning for jobs in the Ministry of Silly Walks every time any kind of wrap or boot is on their hinds: Sheepskin Eskadron fetlock boots. Eli doesn’t walk like a drunk rooster after I put them on. The down side is they fill up with arena dirt, but every fetlock boot I’ve tried has done the same.
Look for another Rider Adapts post later this week!
Oooh, that yellow line did ride really nicely for ya’ll!
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yep, it wasn’t all bad 🙂
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Great photo! Love when the prof pics are posted quickly too
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thanks!!
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Ministry of Silly Walks!!!!! ❤
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I mean, that is what that is when they do that!
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Good job! I hope Eli is doing well.
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Thank you!
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you guys look on point down that line! glad Eli is feeling fine (even if he walks like a drunken rooster on occasion lol)
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thanks!!
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Video looks great! I’d be buying that pic if I was you 😉
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Oh, I already bought the digital and print. I would not have posted it here otherwise 🙂
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Much better! Less angry
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Wayyyy less angry-looking, thankfully.
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Looking good!
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Umm, so that 3-point is a winner? How beefy is he really? Cosmo is a big guy, but pretty narrow, so I’m not 100% sure a full would fit him. It is my “next purchase”, and I’m very excited.
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YES to the PS three point. Based on pictures of Cosmo, my guess would be a full would fit him better than the cob. Eli is on the last hole everywhere in the cob, and it just fits. He’s 16.1 and narrow, but has put on muscle over the last year–beefy for a TB, but not warmblood beefy.
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Excellent, that is helpful. Thank you!
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You are welcome!
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“like a drunken rooster’ –too funny! Lovely line, I’m glad he’s looking/feeling better!
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thanks!
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