Yay, back to monthly confo shots! I think he might have backslid a little this month, since I'm riding him instead of having my trainer ride him.
August 20, 2016
For comparison, here he is in July:
July 19, 2016
The main difference I notice between July and August is that he now has less muscle under his withers. I'm not as good at riding T up over and through his back as my trainer is, so that seems to be making a difference. It's something I'm way more cognizant of now, and I'm working on it, but the moment I get a bit grabby with my hands, the hind end stops working with the front end, and his motion stops right behind the saddle. I think he might have gained a few pounds too, but overall it's not a dramatic difference this month. Maybe we've sort of evened out into what a normal horse looks like? Time will tell!
Do you usually ride your trainer?
ReplyDeleteHe looks great ;) I know what you mean tho about not being able to get them as through over their backs... I'm at least maybe kinda sorta starting to get a fee for it but there's still a long way to go haha
ReplyDeleteHe's looking so smancy these days.
ReplyDeleteI think he looks better in the August photo!
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ReplyDeleteUh are you joking?? August is like a different horse! He looks great to me!
ReplyDeleteHe looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteI thought he looked better in the August photo too! But he still looks fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHe looks great!! You really should throw in your starting shot for comparison. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think the difference you're seeing has more to do with lighting and saddle marks. Either way... He's Fabulous! Of course I might be a little biased since I'm his mommy. LOL
ReplyDeletelinked to your blog tonight based on the training it takes for horses to compete in sca.
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