Don’t get me wrong! He does look good. And he’s put a few pounds back on lately, so I’m fine with his weight at this point. We just need to build back some topline muscle - I had eased off the “real” work in favor of just letting him take me for walks around the property a couple times a week, but I think building a bit more trotting and cantering into his routine will do him some good. He’s certainly got the energy for it. He’s had a couple weeks completely off due to all the stupid adult-y stuff I had going on, but I got him out on the lunge line today.
And convinced him to pose, if just for a minute.
And this time I’m sticking with shopping used, which it seems most fitters don’t want to fiddle with. I understand that getting everybody to buy new is where the $$$ is, and it usually offers the best fit, but I just can’t do that this time around. At least Bo and Cooper seem to have relatively “normal” backs, not that that helps me much.
and isn’t usually my luck.
I have some fleece on hand that I am going to attempt to sew in place to fix the issue, hopefully it doesn’t make it worse! I’m not sure what else to try - the shoulder lining is a slippery fabric to start with. If I can’t fix it, he’s just going to have to live with the rubs because the bugs are pretty bad in these lower pastures at dusk (horse/deer flies especially).
