If it can happen to him… May 22, 2008
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…it can happen to me.
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2008/mar/28/elite-horse-trainer-critically-injured/
Ricardo Amaya passed away after the accident mentioned in the above article. A short obituary was in this month’s Dressage Today. I must admit, while dealing with my own anxiousness with Tigger, it didn’t help to see this. Rarely do I hear of anyone killed while schooling a horse. It’s an unforunate and devastating accident, that reminds me that horses are live animals with free will.
My heart goes out to his wife and children. I can’t fathom a loss like that.
Ground work sounds right up my ally right now…
I’ve done this before… May 21, 2008
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15 minutes on the elliptical, 30 minutes on the treadmill. Deja Vu.
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 05/21/2008
- Time: 06:00:00
- Total Time: 00:30:00.00
- Distance: 1.75 miles
- Average Pace: 17:08.57/mile
C’mon, I dare you. May 20, 2008
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Today I offered Sherene $50 if she squeezed the ass of the very hot trainer standing next to her while she ran on the tradmill. I kept telling her it was a win-win situation… Unfortunately she was laughing too hard to follow through before he left.
Today’s run was a bit brutal. I’m probably still a little wiped from Sunday’s run. I was shooting for 5 miles but only got in 4. My goal was negative splits so I started at 6.0 mph for mile one, 6.2mph for mile 2, 6.4mph for mile 3, and 6.5mph for mile 4. My legs felt like noodles the entire time. At about 3.5 miles they felt a bit unstable so I called it good at 4.0.
I learned again today that I need to position myself in the middle of the treadmill. I tend to run to the front too much and my arm swing connects with the emergency stop button. Sherene kept asking me how to perfect the technique.
I have EZ8’s tonight and we’re going to be doing sprints. Normally I love sprints, but today I’m just kind of flat. We’ll see how we’re feeling later today.
I *really* wish I had to pay Sherene $50 today.
Workout:
- Type: Run
- Date: 05/20/2008
- Time: 10:00:00
- Total Time: 00:38:17.00
- Distance: 4 miles
- Average Pace: 9:34.16/mile
Out for a stroll… May 20, 2008
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Did 15 minutes of elipitical (no head injuries!) and then walked for 30 minutes on the treadmill. Looking forward to my run later today with Sherene!
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 05/20/2008
- Time: 06:00:00
- Total Time: 00:35:00.00
- Distance: 2.04 miles
- Average Pace: 17:08.57/mile
A Very Hot Ride May 18, 2008
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One thing a 7-mile run will do is completely remove any anxiousness someone might have about some specific event. I have had a lot of trouble with getting on Tigger. I’d say about 75% is my nervousness and fear of what could happen, and 25% is what he actually does. Today I really wasn’t nervous. I was just too damn tired.
I haven’t ridden him in two weeks. I checked his back (totally fine) and his demeanor was, well, sleepy. It was 80 degrees today and everyone was moving a little slow. Given those two things, I opted not to lunge him. I honestly felt that I didn’t have anything to lunge.
I set him up at the mounting block and he started getting antsy. Sherene was at the ready to hold him for me. It took me about 5 minutes, but I just took it one step at a time. The goal was to show him that it was no big deal. Eventually, he was standing still at the block while I applied weight in the left stirrup. Sherene came over and took hold of a rein. I got on. Nothin’. I picked up my right stirrup. Nothin’. Needless to say Tigger got TONS of praise. Sherene walked with us for a bit and it was clear that he was going to be totally fine. I let the rein to the buckle and let him stretch out and relax as we walked around the arena. I was VERY happy.
The rest of the ride wasn’t fabulous, due to the heat and my lack of energy. We focused on just getting settled again after taking so much time off and keeping a somewhat consistent frame. We finished up with some lateral work at the walk: counterbend on a circle and leg yields. I knew we were done when I could smell hot sweaty horse.
Overall, I was very happy with my time with Tigger today. It was just awesome to spend some quality non-rushed time with him. It was a good day.
