Nic saw fancy-pants chiro/masseuse guy yesterday, so we will see over the next 2 weeks if she is better. 2 days off, lunge on Tues, and lunge only for 2 weeks. The problem is "her rib cage is tilted to the left", causing all kinds of mayhem blocking her shoulders from moving. To some extent I buy this theory based on the number of vets/chiro/masseuse people who have seen Nic over the past few years (and who've all uttered something similar), but in my experience these kind of fumblings in the dark are useless. In other words, she may have a tilted rib cage, but I don't think knowing this peculiar fact about my mare really will make or break anything. My left side is bigger than my right side, and my right 
foot will always be at a 45* angle thanks to 15 years of figure skating, but it's not exactly like those issues limit me or can be fixed - they just are. But she's been adjusted, and now has to rebuild her muscles in her shoulders, so in a couple weeks the verdict will be in. And considering what he was doing to her, and that she clearly found parts of it uncomfortable, she was surprisingly willing to just stand there. I'd probably have bitten the guy.Got 4 1-tempis on Nikita yesterday. I can do more, but just did the 4. Wheeee.
Trying to fix that whole leaning back too far in the trot thing, but now I'm having to reshape my own muscles. Not leaning back means using my abs and back more. Major ow.
