Sadly, Copper will not be in lessons for the next month or so. She has injured her hind leg. The vet has advised a treatment routine involving as much rest as possible, cold hosing twice daily, and bandaging. Basically we're trying to get it healed and avoid scar tissue, which would probably limit her mobility. She's not limping and seems fine otherwise, so that's good at least. I'd like to be optimistic that she'll be able to do a few walk-only lessons in a couple weeks, but realistically, it's best not to push my luck. We want her to heal up nicely!
This little horse has been through so much, but she always bounces back!
So as for lessons…
This week we'll be getting creative. Phoenix will take as many lessons as he can, and anybody with a semiprivate lesson can choose to keep the date and we'll do some mounted/ unmounted games. I'm in the process of looking for a horse to lease for the summer. Even when Copper has the go-ahead I won't be pushing her hard physically, so this might be time for me to bring in a third horse. I'll keep you updated.
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