Itchin’
I am itchin’ to ride my horse again. Tomorrow will be about a month since Simon’s leg blew up, and three weeks after the vet diagnosed him with a suspensory strain. Tomorrow I will hop back on for a mostly walking ride, and slowly leg him back up.
He’s been rather enthusiastic in his limited turnout, with more playing & leaping than I’ve ever seen him do.
Still, we took this issue very conservatively and his leg has stayed cold and tight for the past two weeks. When I was out at the barn this past Saturday, I palpated it and didn’t get even a hint of reaction from him.
I’m not anticipating any problems when I hop on tomorrow, but we shall see. While I’m itchin’ to ride, Simon is just plain itchy. Hope you enjoy this series of itchy face photos, because they definitely make me smile when I curry him at the barn.
26 thoughts on “Itchin’”
Mine are itchy too! Shedding season up here… again. Boo.
So glad you can start riding him again, even if it’s mostly at the walk. Hope he behaves himself for you!
Hope everything goes well with the rest of his rehab! Sounds like y’all were conservative, which is very wise.
Indeed. I don’t mess around with soft tissue!
SMART!
Robin has been itchy too. When I was 12 and she was a weanling, I would scratch her butt all the time…she still backs her butt up to me (and strangers…) to be scratched when she is feeling itchy. That has happened a few times lately. haha.
Haha I love Simon’s itchy face!! “DAT… IS.. THA.. STUFF!!! YASSS! RIGHT THERE!”
We’ve got itchy ponies all over at the barn too. I think it’s the combo of how dry + hot it’s been – so much sweat and dust happening. I’m using the long weekend to do a Spa Day – including cutting my horse’s tail. EEEP. (She managed to step on it last night in the cross-ties and scared herself. OMG PONY.)
Awww his curry face melts my heart <3
he is just too cute. i love that you can see his little lip get going while you scratch haha
Lily makes the same itchy faces! So happy that Simon is healing well and that you’re going to be back in the saddle!
LOVE the itchy face!! The third one is my fave. Fingers crossed for smooth sailing when you climb back aboard!
Aww, silly Simon faces are so cute!!
I’ve been wanting to capture images of my itchy guy too, but I’m typically at the barn alone, ALAS! Fingers crossed you get to ride soon 🙂
he looks happy to be zooming around!
OMG, that face! 😀
So cute. Love his expression!
Yep, mine started shedding out the summer coats this last weekend. SO MUCH ITCHY!
Soft tissue injuries really are nothing to mess with… so glad you got the vet out ASAP and took it slow and careful with Simon. It’s so easy for them to turn something minor into something major – been there, done that, don’t wanna do it again! Glad to hear that Simon’s back to 100%, and hope you have a great ride today!
Itchy face cutie!!
Nothing like getting all those itchy spots to cement your place in your horse’s heart as “best human ever! (second to the one who feeds me)”
Looks like everyone’s ponys are itchy!! Wiz will almost destroy the cross tries trying to itch himself. SO ITCHY. I hope simon healed up nice and well!
Simon’s itchy faces are adorable. I hope you have a good ride.
Mine have been really itchy too. I was thinking of snapping some lip photos as well as Speedy has been especially demonstrative lately!
YAY PROGRESS!! Hope all continues to go well on the Simon front. 🙂
awww itchy faces! I’m excited that you get to get on him and go for a walk tomorrow! Even just sitting on my horse after a hiatus feels so good!
OMG Simon, what a cutey!
I’m sure Simon cannot wait for you to hop back on him again and start riding! It sounds like progress is definitely being made.