"My, what nice weather you're having"...it sure is nice not to freeze your nose and toes while getting ready to ride! This is never a problem once on the horse, but beforehand, I get downright chilled. Not tonight, thought, with temps in the 30's. Tonight, a quickie ride for Sarah. Sarah has been particularly lazy of late, and she seems much more interested in just about anything besides her work (I know how she feels this time of year...symptoms of cabin fever?). Anyway, I gave her one obstacle to work on: an elevated walk-over. Originally spacing two poles with 24" in between them, I changed them so that Sarah would have enough room to put two steps in between rather than one. This was at her request, by the way...she did her usual pre-ride inspection of the obstacle (yes, she does inspect her obstacles before every ride...); upon inspection, she pulled one of the poles backward ever so slightly with her nose, widening the space between them...
We did not need much in the way of a warm-up. First time through the obstacle, she ticked one pole. Next time through, clean. Just for fun, we took the obstacle at 90 degrees (non-elevated). Then again through the elevated poles. No problems. So, game plan for next time through the walk-over: 24" apart, but one elevated, one not, then finally, 24", both elevated.
Cubes and a peppermint, happy horse. Until next time, stay warm!
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