4/22/2023 0 Comments Week 8: First Ride BackOn Sunday I got to ride Marty for the first time and he was wonderful! I took him down to a large, empty field near our barn. To be safe I made sure my grandmother came down with me, this was a safety precaution in case Marty did something and I got hurt. Thankfully he was super good and we got to walk, trot, and canter in the field. We didn’t canter for very long incase it was bothering him, and he really enjoyed himself!
Because he was so good we decided we were going to try another lesson and just see how it went. Unfortunately it didn't go as well as planned. To try to keep things stress free for Marty we took him out to a field, and he refused to move forward multiple times. Thankfully he didn’t buck and kick out like our last lesson around two or three weeks ago, but it was still extremely frustrating. Whenever I asked Marty to trot or canter he stopped and planted his feet in the ground and was even refusing to walk forward by the end of our lesson. While this is very frustrating because we have been treating Marty for his ulcers it is important to understand that he might not be totally better or something else might be wrong. To make sure we are doing everything possible to help him we are having the vet come out to our barn to get him scoped. Scoping a horse means a vet puts a small tube with a camera into the horse's stomach to see if the ulcers are completely gone. It is a totally safe procedure as long as the animal is sedated. To make sure Marty is getting all the help he could possibly need we are also having a chiropractor come out to adjust him if needed. While we are going to have a very expensive vet bill it will all be worth helping him get better! Sadly that does mean we more than likely will not be going to the district show.
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