Thursday, August 25, 2016

Taran confo shots - August

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!

11 comments:

  1. Do you usually ride your trainer?

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  2. He 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

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  3. I think he looks better in the August photo!

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  4. Uh are you joking?? August is like a different horse! He looks great to me!

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  5. I thought he looked better in the August photo too! But he still looks fantastic!

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  6. He looks great!! You really should throw in your starting shot for comparison. ;-)

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  7. I 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

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  8. linked to your blog tonight based on the training it takes for horses to compete in sca.

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