Red that's great to hear.  Thanks for checking in and keep up the good work!

Michael Minotti We'll do it again next week.🙂

Saralyn Wallace That's too bad!  Navicular disease can be managed, though and doesn't necessarily mean she is done.  A good vet can recommend some treatments that will alleviate the pain, but to my knowledge, there is no cure.  I've dealt with many navicular horses in my career and used 3 primary types of treatment: nerve block injections, nerve surgery, and bute.  All of those treatments are up to you and your vet, but I would recommend you spend some time reading up on the disease and then talk to the vet about treatment.

Michael Minotti Nice work!  Having someone on the ground during those first few rides is not necessary, but very helpful.  Especially if the horse doesn't want to move off my leg.   My goal is to avoid kicking and spanking as much as possible in order to preserve the feel in my horse and having a flagger helps.  Just make sure the person on the ground understands when to stop flagging.  Good luck and keep us posted.

Brenda De Pauw yes the 3rd.  Sorry for the typo.🙂

Calib McCollister My pleasure!  Thanks for watching!

Mara Carnevali Those instances are all determined by the prep work that the rider has done beforehand.  If I'm planning on putting my horse into a situation where I won't have a lot of training options in the moment, I'll make sure to do some work before I go.  For example, I'll work on crossing scary stuff at home or out in the open and get the horse very well prepared before I leave for a trail ride on a narrow trail where I can't train on them.  Make sense?