Happy Birthday to Jetta! She turned five today and is ready to get some serious miles under her belt. I hope my new busier schedule will allow it. I need the saddle time!
I feel like things will get better. The time will change soon, so we'll have lighter evenings--not to mention warmer evenings--so we'll have those hours. Plus my Equine Solutions: Sports Massage Therapy business is going to grow--probably into weekend hours because show season is coming, but that may free up some weekday time for me. Only three more months till school is out, so then I'll have summer mornings, too! I am trying not to add more hoof trimming clients as I want time to grow the massage side of things. I'm hopeful!
For her birthday, Jetta got a full sports massage session. (Not a real birthday pressie since she was due for massage anyway, but I tried to make it extra good for her!) She was tight in her poll and base of the neck, and as soon as I got started she was stretching, yawning, and sighing big time. This was her most expressive session by far! I think her trust is growing and she is able to relax and let the tension go. Her back is much improved--no longer as tight and tender as it was a few months ago, but I am not convinced about my saddle fit, since there is still some mild tension. I just changed saddle pads last week, back to the Skito, so we'll see if that helps. Jetta was also a little sore in her hips. That surprised me. It wasn't dramatic, but it was noticeable. I'll check her tomorrow to see if I gave her the relief she needed. From her reaction with the yawning and sighing I was getting, I think I did!
Jetta also got a scoop of Safe Choice to top off her afternoon. She stood in the sun and snoozed while Keno got his bodywork. It's quite a contrast massaging the "lean/not-an-ounce-of-extra-fat" Jetta and the "way-too-many-extra-ounces" Keno! He's a bit squishy feeling and need more miles, too!
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