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| Offering to the Horse Gods to ward off tie up |
Luba's tie up at Cayuse Canter was exactly 4 weeks ago to the day, on May 17.
Today, I made a shrine to the Horse Gods to bless our trip to Summer Solstice next weekend. We have entered the 50 on Sunday. The trail is two 12-13 mile loops, done twice, always coming back to ride camp for vetting and holds. So the plan is to ride one loop at a time.
Is Luba ready for a 50? That, my friends, is the $64,000 Question.
Luba went back to work on May 21, and I have been religious about consistent work and progressive loading in our conditioning. We had our first trip to St Lazare to ride with Wendy and friends on May 31, and went to Larose Forest and back to St Lazare last weekend, logging 21 miles over the weekend.
We have had a few schooling lessons too. Today, we worked on transitions, shoulder in, haunches in and had an intro to side passing in our group lesson with Teacher/Magician Sonja at Horses of the Sun.
Then we ponied MissT at an easy trot for 6 miles on the perimeter track at the farm, carefully avoiding the part of the track near the creek after the horses were nearly carried off by swarms of deer flies the first time we went by. We also walked on our way by the grove so as not to startle the equine therapy riders.
Energy good. Recoveries on track. And most importantly, muscles loose.
So I am making offerings to the Horse Gods and thinking visualizing a positive outcome for Summer Solstice.
I believe in Pronoia - a philosophy that I discovered many years ago thanks to astrologer, Rob Breszny, and his Beauty and Truth Lab. Pronoia is the opposite of paranoia.
Pronoia - The universe is conspiring to shower you with blessings. Really!
Check it out. PRONOIA.
And just for good measure, I also plan to create a shrine to Rabbit, the Fear Caller. Keep him happy, well-fed and snoozing for the rest of the ride season.
NO BUBBLE WRAP.
GIDDY-UP!
"To some tribes Rabbit is known as Fear Caller because he brings whatever he fears most to himself. He’ll see Coyote and will tell him to stay away because he’s afraid of him. When Coyote doesn’t hear, Rabbit calls louder and louder until coyote notices, then preys on him."
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