Lesson on Indy

[casa3311]

I took a lesson on Indy yesterday. My RI rode Beamer and did all the demos for us on him. He did marvelous. I even asked her where she got that beautiful horse as he didn't move or act anything like the old Beamer. There was NONE of the nose in the air garbage he always pulled with me. He was rounded up, moving off the leg, and on the bit in all 3 gaits. He was working off the leg so well that I could just barely see her hands move at all. But enough about my beautiful boy.

The girl is a dream. She is so light and floaty! That was the first real ride I'd had on her and all I can say is WOW! Her mouth is so soft. Just a little touch and she comes right on the bit! At this level of riding, I'm used to riding one of her 2 school horses. They both know what to do, but you have to get the aide just right or they won't do whatever you're asking. Indy was very forgiving and patient when I messed up. I'm very excited. I've GOT to get my DH out to take pics while we ride.

[Est]

It's really nice to have an update from you :) Sounds like a fantastic lesson - I'm jealous :D Wish mine went that well! Pics would be great if you can persuade DH to take them - I don't remember seeing any piccies of your horses before :eek: This must be put right!

[casa3311]

There are some pics of both out there, but those were taken prior to purchase. I need some new ones. Click on my user name and view my old posts and you'll find pics of Beamer and Indy.

I've been out at the stables all morning. Chris called about 10am saying that Indy was laying down when he got there, but she got up and ate. He said she had a little bit of a runny nose and just wasn't acting quite right. Then I found out she was also laying down when my RI got down there earlier and she had gotten her to get up too. Chris, not knowing any better, had turned her out in the 160 acre pasture. I got out there about 10:30 to check on her. It took me 40 minutes to find her. She didn't look colic-y or foundered, so that was good, but she wasn't upset about being up in her stall/run with no other horses up either. That isn't like her.

The vet was coming out to check a horse out of quarantine and to put a horse down (very sad story of a beautiful mare who had tumors in her nasal passages and was slowly suffocating), so I split the vet call 3 ways.

Her temp was at the top end of normal (100F). She has a small amount of green nasal discharge and her respiration was faster than normal and he could hear lung sounds with the stethoscope, which is apparently unusual for an adult horse.

He prescribed antibiotic powder to go in her feed twice a day and told me to take her temp tonight and tomorrow morning and let him know what they were. He said he felt like she had a cold and we had caught it very early so the antibiotics should take care of keeping her from getting a full blown cold.