Today it was saddle adjustment day for both Remy and Chambord. Last time Luanne worked on the saddles was in the winter, before we left for Florida. So in the meantime, both boys' bodies have changed: Remy needed the tree widened, Chambord narrowed. It instantly made a difference to my seat, I no longer had to scoot around to find the 'sweet spot' to sit in. Before the adjustment I felt the saddle was placing me behind the movement, and thus also impeding Remy's range of motion. Luanne worked her magic - and we were in the right spot again. Yay!
While these saddle adjustments seems expensive to a lot of people, it is just as important as regular veterinary care (vaccinations, etc) IMO. With an ill fitting saddle at best you mess up your position, at worst you hurt or even damage the horse. And the only other option then is to buy a new saddle. While people say "oh well, we re-did the flocking, so now it fits" - most of the time this is just a band aid. The most important part is the fit of the tree.
So now Remy and Chambord have more bounce in their steps - and JP and I need to keep up with that. We should get our adjustments also, and in JP's case, he does: he has an appointment with his chiropractor.
It was a very busy day at the barn, which challenged our respective attention spans quite a bit. First the saddle fitting, then Remy saw his school bus (trailer) showing up, and he probably thought it was already weekend. And then of course he had to make sure his best bud Chambord noticed him. Plus people and horses were walking in and out of the arena, a horse cantering around us... all things that are major distractions for us. So while we might not have worked on the more challenging movements, we met a challenge nevertheless in that we both kept our focus. Sometimes, training is done without any training!
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