Time for October's confo shot...
October 9, 2016
August 20, 2016
Compared to his August pic, I think he looks a bit leaner, although that could be the angle (and the fact that he didn't eat his alfalfa pellets for the entire 4 days we were at regionals). The top part of the base of his neck is also filled in a little more, which I think is because I'm doing a better job of riding him through his back and allowing the motion, instead of getting grabby and stopping it behind the saddle. However, his topline looks a little less defined, which may be because we recently discovered that his saddle doesn't fit any more (oh joy, another new saddle search. Ugh.)
But overall, he looks like a fit,
normal horse. How weird is that???
Weird? Maybe. Fabulous? Definitely!!!
ReplyDeleteSorry about your impending saddle search. =/
Meh. I've gotten to the point where throwing money at saddles with a good fitter is the best, least painful/stressful option. We just don't tell my wallet until after it's happened.
DeleteFreaking saddles man.
ReplyDeleteSeriously.
DeleteIt is hard to really compare, since the pics are a bit askew in the first one, but he does look fitter!!
ReplyDeleteYeah he wasn't cooperating for his photo shoot this time.
DeleteI love the Paddy cameo in the background. He does look chunkier in the bottom picture, but it sounds like it was also hot all weekend, and Taran was I'm sure at least a little stressed throughout the weekend, so it wouldn't surprise me if that's the reason he looks a little leaner. He still looks great either way!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not the same horse he was at the beginning of the year!
DeleteWeird in a good way! :D
ReplyDeleteObsessing over the Paddy photobomb
ReplyDeletePaddy is basically a photobomb waiting to happen.
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