Day 1 with Forest

The traditional picture

Each time I have the privilege of getting a new horse I have made it a rule to get a photo of us together the day/night that they come home. Forest is no exception! He showed up after dark on Wednesday December 6, 2022 and I couldn’t be happier. All of the anxiety and nervousness about getting another horse slipped away as I sat listening to him munch happily on his hay.

We have work to do there is no doubt about that. He is young and doesn’t have a lot of training or miles on him. On top of that he has lordosis (a soft or sway back). It is a good thing I know how to improve and build his core, thoracic cling and top line.

I’ve been working on a training schedule that includes a lot of downtime for him initially to allow him to settle in. That doesn’t mean we won’t be doing anything, if you follow along you will get to see our progress!