First Ride Back

It has been about 10 days since Otoelene got her new navicular shoes. 

The toe is trimmed shorter, the shoe set back some toward the heel and a 2 degree heel wedge.  This is causing a quicker breakover and less heel pressure hopefully helping with the navicular symptoms.  It also makes for a much shorter somewhat choppy stride.  Anyway, with that and 1 1/2 grams of bute a day, she is at least sound at the walk.  

So I thought, after over 2 months off, I would just go for a nice calm walk around the farm.  The problem with that is after 2 months off and no warm up to speak of because I didn't want to stress her foot more, she wasn't wanting to do the calm part or the walk part. 

We did get off to a pretty good start and she always likes riding through the cows.

But as we went on a walnut fell out of a tree and almost hit her which set her off in a little bucking fit. (I think Draper has been talking to her)  It wasn't as bad as Draper and I was able to stay on and get it stopped.  I headed on the the outdoor arena where we walked laps until she calmed down.  Maybe next time we should start there before heading out to the rest of the farm.