December 28, 2021

First morning on my own after a 4-day break for Christmas. Here’s a map of my day;

6:15 - In the Barn

6:30 - Feed breakfast, put hay in paddocks and clean waters, turn out

7:30 - Stalls 

9:00 - Make PM feed

Clean up project - grain room cabinets

10:45 - Yoga

11:45 - Feed lunch hay, pull blankets 

1:30 - Watch lesson - Betty and Cota 

3:30 - Put dinner in the stalls and make up AM feed, fill buckets and turn in 

5:00 - Lesson with Karl

8:00 - Night Check 

In our lesson:

Karl asymmetry - more left bent 

Left hind has more push than swing, and swings out

Right shoulder is dominant and blocks full motion of thoracic sling muscles that allow him to lift under the chest and up into his back (muscles under/around chest/pectorals) because it bears more weight 

We can start asking him to bring the shoulders under the center of mass and bring the right shoulder in balance with a soft pressing inside upper seat bone and thigh, rolling in but never holding pressure