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We Are Flying Solo

March 29, 2011

I'll Take A Day That's Halfway Good

The rumbly truck is home!  With a new tie rod end and freshly packed wheel bearings, it is ready to resume Solo-hauling duty with renewed vigor.

I'll take that!

Solo is done with his Panacur PowerPac and we both say "Hurrah!" to no more smelly, gooey, white slime.

I'll take that!

In the bright afternoon sun, we had a pretty decent dressage school. Solo is getting a more powerful push back into his transitions into trot. I once again used the transitions within the trot I tried a few days ago to prep for canter, and it worked again! Softer, rounder canter transitions that resulted in a slow, strong, rhythmic stride.

I'll take that!

Ok, so I have to shove an icepack down my pants every few hours to try to bring down the inflammation in my SI joint that is torturing me these days. But even that's not all bad -- with the help of chiro and PT, we are FINALLY narrowing in on the problems and making some headway. PT taped up the right side of my back and leg down to my knee yesterday with the magic of kinesiotape and it's working and hell,

I'll even take that!

8 comments:

  1. Sounds like your glass is half full and on the rise. Hope you get relief from your back pain. And isn't it a good feeling to know your truck is roadworthy and up to the task of hauling precious cargo?

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  2. yeah but did you let your bestest friend see your neat-o taping... no!

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  3. It is a good feeling indeed, UOAE!

    lh, I just didn't want to horrify other barn residents by dropping my pants in the aisle. They may not be ready for our level of intimacy, ROFL!

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  4. Moving in the right direction and that is awesome! So glad that things are looking up after a rough couple months.

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  5. That tape is AMAZING!!! We have even used it on horses you just have to shave them first....

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  6. Thanks, Amy!

    Wow, molly, I didn't know you could tape horses, I am definitely going to have to tell PT about that. Can you see Solo in tape??

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  7. As long as you could get some blue tape, I think Mr. Shiny would approve.

    We brought a horse back from a career (and possible life) ending injury - he hyper extended and possibly broke his pelvis trying to jump over a 6 foot fence. The tape helped him build up hide quarter muscle to support the injured area better. He's back in training for dressage and doing very well!

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  8. Oooo, now I covet blue tape. That is very cool about the recovered horse, I think I just had a warm fuzzy...

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