Westwood Story, or "Woodie" as he is affectionately called around the hacienda, has taken a back seat as of late to little Ms. Fancy....partly because he has been laid up with a suspected suspensory injury (got his shoe hung up in the fence and pulled it off with enough force to remove half his hoof in the process!), and partly cuz she is so cute and shiny and NEW! LOL
Well, after 5 months of questionable soundness, it seems the "Woodster" may be back on track to health and happiness! I pulled him out last weekend and put him on the lunge line to test the waters after more than a month confined to a private stall and paddock...You see, he likes to play....and he plays hard....and it just wasn't doing the big guy any good in the recovery department! So, we moved him to private digs, and I sure am glad we did!
I pulled him out again yesterday and today and "knock on wood", I think he is looking dang good! So, he is officially back to work....he'll spend the next few weeks on the lunge line at the walk and trot only....Until we know without a doubt he's ready for work...after that, we'll graduate to adding the canter on the lunge line and by the end of January I hope to be back on this pony, riding again! Woohoo! I sure do miss riding him around....5 months is WAY TOO LONG to be out of the saddle....and he thinks so too....look at the expression on "Boo-Boo's" face...he is so happy to have a job again....even if it is just hamming it up for the camera, for now.
I thought it would be neat to compare these most recent pics with a pic of the big boy when he first arrived at Westwood as a long yearling....OMG, look at those ears! I think he may have grown into them now tho, thank goodness! Boy, has he grown! It's hard to see the difference when you see him every day, but he is really growing into quite a handsome man....he is a late May baby, so he won't be 4 until next summer....he still has a lot of maturing to do...I can't wait to see the finished product! He's a keeper!
Happy Trails!
Leah & "The Wood-Meister"
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