Rosalee is getting the large marge look, starting to build a good bag and starting to soften in the tailhead area. She is at 315 days today.... I follow Mare Match Up page on Facebook and so many people are posting about their mares going to extremes this year: several going 370 plus days, and several going right around 320 and even less. I feel that she is on track for mid May- but she is a maiden , so there is no telling what she will do with no history on her. Tomorrow, I will open up the foaling contest! Guesses will be for Date, time, colour and sex, and I will give all the colour options in that post.
I put Gussie in the round pen this evening, wanted to see how she is using herself now that she is feeling better. I'm still not too happy with it but she is getting fitter.
This was after I had worked her for a while, she still was having trouble with her right hind at first.
Also she seems to have forgotten what whoa means. She also puts her head to the outside as she goes around, makes me wonder just what the heck they were doing with her over the last 4 years. I have a long way to go before I get her mind in the right place, let alone her body.
This is an old photo from 2013 that shows her natural movement.
We'll get back to that with some work!
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You'll get her back :-).
Will be exciting to see Rosalee's baby!! Gussie is looking better. She must be so happy to be back home with you.
I’m working on the same thing you are. Leah also has a more difficult time going to the right. We’re spending the month trying to get her carrying herself correctly by using side reins and varying terrain. She also counter bends and hollows out with her head high. I’ve made it my main goal this month and asked for my trainer to help me. With consistency, I think she’ll get in shape and create some muscle memory. I think Gussie will, too. She probably hasn’t been asked to carry herself correctly, or the former owners did everything to the left.
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