I brought Frankie inside, and he was agitated. It was lunch time—he wanted his food. He was also a wad of anxiety. Pooping non stop, and he just couldn’t stand still. I finally got him tacked up and considered scratching the ride thinking that if he is this anxious, riding him isn’t going to do his ulcers any good.

Instead, I thought I would get on and see how he was.

I chose to ride inside today because the outdoor had some spots underwater, and it looked like it might be hard.

The indoor was challenging as well, there was a rail rut. So Frankie had to be on his toes as to not trip going in and out of the rail.

Once I got on, he seemed to calm down a bit. I walked him for a few minutes and then started trotting. He seemed happy to be moving. He has not been getting worked very hard, long, or nearly as often this past week. He might actually be missing it.

I figure once I come up with a plan and he has been on the medication for at least a week I can up his work load.

He was so good today. I just worked on walk/trot and trot/walk transitions along with a more forward canter, circles, and some serpentine’s.

He was so good I decided to run through a dressage test.

He was PERFECT! First try. Relaxed, supple, forward, through, round; all to end with a square halt.

Good boy Frankie.

Ride time: 25 minutes

Health Update: He still seems so skinny to me, and I hope this ucler treatment helps him gain some weight. He seems to be eating his grain, beet pulp, and medicated bran just great. Hay on the other hand, he doesn’t seem very interested in. Hopefully that will change.