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One more for you Peg - my antique mare (32 today) had to have IV
tranquilizer shot so my friend could treat an infection in her foot. Now that
was
probably the HARDEST thing yet to do one handed especially since she was
pissed off
to begin with. Managed with only 2 sticks but definitely did a lot of
praying. Then my friend took pity on me and did the cleaning, packing and
wrapping.
I had realized the shoulders surgery would probably cause a flare of my
FMS and I also have arthritis and all that and the pain I dealt with. I just
hated every day discovering one more thing I couldn't manage with one arm.
Also got the flu two weeks after surgery with all the nasty stuff that
entailed - forget coughing or sneezing - the shoulder moves.
Another instance of the Fjord unflappable attitude - Sunday morning I
was teaching a teenager who is autistic. He was on Nina (the fjord) -his
cousin was on a welsh pony riding with him. Now this young lady (12) only gets
to
ride when her family is in from CA several times a year visiting. She would
make a wonderful rider given lessons on a regular basis. This pony really is
very good and currently shown by a D Pony Clubber who is 7 years old. Good
manners but lots of energy.
Any way about mid way thru lesson time - a very large doe bounds through
the bottom of the riding ring - over one side's 4 foot fence - thru ring -
over other side's fence. She was not even 20 feet from the welsh pony and 30
from Nina - both of which were on the rail. And I was between them in the
middle of the ring.
Nina did her basic " hmmmm what was that all about?" and stayed right on
the rail continuing with her business - not the slightest evidence of a
spook or even thought of one.
NOW the pony was an entirely different story - due to the fact the child
was so scared she had totally frozen her entire body luckily with her reins
contact tight. No screaming when the gray pony did her Lipizzan airs above
the ground in place - wild eyes following the doe out of sight and waiting for
the next monster to shoot out of the woods to eat her.
I quietly walked up to them - calmed the pony, got the young lady to
start breathing again and we went back to work. Before we were done Nellie on
the
pony trotted alone several times around the ring. Now this is a kid I would
love to teach on a regular basis. No freak outs, no tears or hysterics just
wanted an explanation of the best way to deal with that situation if it should
ever happen again (please no) and then on with the lesson.
Deer are always popping up on trail rides and I've occassionally had to
remove a black snake from the ring but never a full grown deer traveling
through. Robyn in MD
