Training day 4
Wow, day four… makes 96 days seem like a really really really long time!
Going from having one horse around to feed, water, shoe and fiddle with to having three horses that have all the same requirements was a snap to reality! I have settled into a rhythm of feeding, washing, rugging, attending and loving all three of my horses. Day one, Lofty believed that the world was going to end because I was firstly putting a mare in his paddock, then I was also going to pat this horse??!! He was just like a needy child! Meg and Titan don’t bat an eyelid at him, so they have found there pecking order and relaxed into their new lifestyle. I am just focussing on getting the general fitness of all three of them up to scratch so the knuckling down side of the training can begin. Before May I will have to know how many k’s each horse is capable of, what order suits them best (just like some humans, some horses are just not morning horses!) what gear fits best, the feeding regimes will have to be strict to get optimum efficiency out of my horses and also feeding myself to make sure I have stamina and energy left at the end of the day! This is all only the tip of the iceberg, I am so privileged to have such a brilliant Mum who is supporting me to undertake such a massive trek and help with all the planning. The more I do the easier it will get.
Happy Trails,
Esther xo
Training in state forest
Lofty and Meg
