Dare and Mandros aug 6th

First off, Id like to say that Im not sure why I dated my last post as 8/7. I really have no idea. I remember looking at the calender when I dated the post. Oh well.

Anyway, I rode today and it did not go well. I missed my ride Monday and the owner told me that the other girl who rides Mandros hasnt been coming out. So, he hasnt been ridden since Saturday. He is supposed to be ridden everyday to keep his leg from tightening back up.

He was so tight tonight that he felt dead lame. The owner was there and told me to work him out of it. She said he wasnt lame, he was just tight from not being ridden. So I walked about 20 mins or so and did alot of laterals to get him stretching. Then we troted and he very off. I had a hard time getting him off the forehand. Once I really pushed and brought the inside rein out for a couple seconds, he got off the forehand and wasnt as off. After we got through the falling on the forehand thing, he was alot better. I cantered a little and it wasnt that great but it was ok considering how the trot was.

When I got off I stretched both back legs. We were just stretching the one that had surgery, but the vet/chiro was there a couple days ago and said both were tight. I rinsed him off and sponged some liniment on his legs and hips.

Hopefully he will bounce back quickly. Another girl at the barn told me the shows she was going to soon and told me I was welcome to come along. So, hopefully this was just a minor setback and he will be fine soon. Im going to ride tomorrow if the other girl doesnt, I left her a message, so we'll see.