Week two with Uno was a very un-eventful week due to rain. Uno and I practiced on standing in the cross ties a lot. :) I have also increased his beet pulp and rice bran. Yesterday our arena opened up for the first time in 6 days. We did some lunging with side reins. Uno did very well, despite not being out for a week. He is almost a bit lazy and I am thinking he is getting a little bored with our arena. There is a nice dressage court on property but we cannot lunge in it so we'll have to wait till Uno is under saddle to get a change of scenery. Today I had my farrier, Dwight Weinberg, come out to see Uno. Uno came to me barefoot and I was pleased to hear from Dwight that he can stay barefoot for now! He was very impressed with his feet, which is a great compliment. Dwight is a wonderful farrier to many sport horses here in San Diego, and is the official farrier for Galway Downs International Three Day Event this upcoming weekend.
Uno has been coming along so well with his ground work I hope to have him under saddle for a couple rides within the next two weeks.
I love the blog so far! Uno sounds like a real cutie! I have never worked with a horse with one eye and I know that must present an interesting challenge. I'm looking forward to hearing about how his first ride goes :)
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