OK, so it has been for ever since I have visited my own blog! Shame on me!
Quick update:
I now own another horse, well half a horse, with my friend Wendy. He is a hunk of a quarter horse named Maverick (his registered name is Allergic Reaction in case anyone wants to look him up at http://www.allbreedpedigree.com/allergic+reaction . We wanted a project horse, and he is a keeper. 4 years old, LBE, lots of energy at the ready, smart, brave and athletic, but green, so we have a long way to go with him.
Walker is doing very well. At our last clinic, it was obvious that he still had lots of emotional issues, so I have been intentionally pushing his emotional buttons. That way he can get more used to being asked to do more. Lately, he has been giving me the loveliest elevated, collected canter. It feels like he really enjoys it.
I am having a neuroma removed in my right foot on December 22. It has really limited my ability to exercise, so I am looking forward to having it gone. Six weeks, no jogging on it, but I only have to be in a boot for a week or two, so that isn't too bad.
Going to another clinic with Kerri April next weekend, looking forward to it! It will be interesting to see if Walker's emotions are a little more calm this time with all the playtime we have spent shaping how he feels about what I am asking of him.
