Well, today was certainly exciting. I was woken up at 5am by an earthquake only to be entertained by Nicole's most current "Nicolescapade." Currently, Nic is doing her Popeye impression, as some irritant has caused her eyelids to become completely swollen. What number escapade is this for 2010? Number 1234? All in a day's work for a mare.It's pretty bad, but not painful, and looks worse in the photo than I think it is. But it's sure unsightly.
The half passes with Nikita are getting better, but they're still far from consistent. I'd like to see more collection, but given a week ago we could barely get through the half pass, I'm happy to take what we've got currently. The secret, I'm finding, is to make sure she really responds to my leg for the sideways motion, and to always think about forward. I have to stop trying to use my hands for anything - it accomplishes nothing using the hands except interfering with the horse.
