Why would it be interesting for any horse owner or even just rider to participate at a hoof dissection? It is so important to have a good understanding on how the equine foot functions. If it doesn't function well, it can influence the whole horses body. Let me share my point of view and discoveries I had during hoof dissection.
Tadjik is really settling down in the new environment, becoming very playful and funny. This week we played a lot with cavalettis and he got his first introduction to jumping gymnastics.
Zayin and I are starting to become friends. He made big progress in giving me his trust that he could achieve everything I ask of him. I started to address his issues with the cinch and his emotional baggage connected to it by using the Figure 8 rope. This at the same time helped his physical relaxation and balance.
Zayin is a 6-year-old Anglo Arabian gelding. He was started when he was 3 years old, but due to some physical issues and lack of time, he was never ridden much. Additionally to that, he is a very hot and sensitive, at times very emotional horse. He is known to be rather sensitive to the cinch and the rider's leg, with a tendency to kick and buck.
Tadjik will be 3 years old this spring, and he is with me in training since 1.February. His father is an Anglo-Arabian and his mother is a Belgian jumping mare. He is a nicely spirited Left brain extrovert, playful and sensitive but very down to earth and kind natured.
The goals for Shimmering Princess' Riding Foundation Training are to develop rhythm, relaxation and responsiveness, to equalize go and whoa and to establish positive reflex to the leg aids!
Princess is back to school after a little holiday in the field. She will now learn everything necessary to have a solid foundation as a riding horse. Playing on the ground and at Liberty has great value to me at this point.
