2011 – Rock & Roll – 10-5-11 – OUTDOOR ARENA TRAINING

10/5/11: Rock and Roll both got checked by the chiropractor and did their workouts today. Dave was happy to find that Rock’s hips were not cracking as badly as they had the last time he saw him. Roll did his usual 5 walk, 10 trot rotations in the round pen both ways. He did very well after not doing the round pen for a couple of weeks. I took the wraps off because they were just sliding down his legs. I have ordered some wraps to put on his hocks, knees and fetlocks. Hopefully his new custom boots will arrive soon as he keeps tripping over the temp boots that were made for a draft horse. We modified Rock’s hourglass leading pattern to only one rotation each direction and he only had 2 1-inch PVC poles to cross in the middle. He did well and seemed happier moving than he was standing still. He was hesitant to back even a few steps, so we did not stop and square up between cones each time. He did seem to balance himself differently when we did stop. He would square up without backing up to do it, so I know he is still trying to distribute his weight evenly where he did not before his lessons since last December. He was so tired after his workout that he laid down in the dressage arena right after I took off all his gear and turned him loose.