Sore muscles

No riding today - both horse and rider are sore after yesterday's workout.

E spent 30 to 40 minutes giving Monte a massage this evening, and then washed him down with a solution of water and liniment to help relieve any lingering aches. He wasn't too sure about the whole process (It's those scary buckets full of water! We all know they eat horses!) but he definitely seemed looser after she was done.

They did take a moment to practice some halter skills before we left. E was happy with Monte's performance and hopes he can do as well in the show ring.

Curly has also been getting a workout these past few days. He has taken to standing at one end of the field he is in, looking forlornly out towards Monte. The other two horses in his pasture want him to join them in the main part of the field and routinely chase him out of the corner. So he's been doing quite a bit of running. Hopefully he'll fall in with his new "herd" soon and all will settle down. I hate to see him being chased about and bullied. And honestly, I don't know why he's missing Monte so much. Heaven knows Monte bullied him and pushed him around all the time, and even bit him last week!