Slowly getting back into things with the January round up. It’s been an odd month but we are getting there.
Stormy Rehabilitation
Stormy’s rehab programme has been going well. We are now approaching week 6 since we have started working again. In a week I will be starting pole work and then I will hopefully be riding again in 3 weeks. Which seems mad given how much has gone on recently. Although it will be the 5 month mark of not being ridden by the time I do get back on her. Some of that was my injury but still it’s a long time!
I am finding it all a lot easier now we are starting to be able to work for longer. We have started to go on more walking hacks which I think are much better for her mentally and for me too.
Today was a huge achievement in that, I turned her out for the first time since mid November. That was scary but went without incident. So from now on I will try to get her out a bit to keep a lid on her energy.
Clipping Series on YouTube
With Stormy returning to some sort of work, I have had to start clipping her. I have videoed this and am slowly getting round to editing these and popping them up on our YouTube Channel.
There are going to be three more videos as I take a bit more coat off every couple of weeks. I wouldn’t normally do any sort of clip other a full or hunter. However as I didn’t know how she was going to be, I thought the little by little approach was the best option.
She was very good for her first two clips, stood like a rock with no sedation. Hopefully she is just as good when we get further back! She was not ticklish around her armpits so that was a good sign.
Only Foals & Racehorses Podcast Season 2
I am really pleased with how the latest series of the podcast is being received. Download numbers are good and if you want to see all the episodes head over to the Only Foals and Racehorses Podcast page on here. Alternatively you can head over to iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.
Coming up soon
As life is getting back to normal there will be more videos, more blogs. I have so much I want to share. I am also looking at a more detailed focus on my rehabilitation programme. So watch out for news on that.
I will also be popping up a detail piece soon about my work with David Sanders, the Neuromechanics Coach and Rider Reboot. He has been working with me along side the great team at Peter O’Sullevan House to get me back on track after my shoulder operation.
So that’s all from my January Round Up. This year I am going to focus on catching up more and sharing a bit more in smaller pieces about what I am up to.