Love, bubs and life on our little farm

5 weeks post birth and I felt ready to jump into the saddle. Spech has had his ground work to build up his back and neck muscles for a few weeks now and I have built up my core muscles and let my pelvis recuperate. And finally, I fit back into my jodphurs...

I won't lie, mounting for the first time was not pretty! But it all felt pretty good once I got going, although it makes you realise how weak you truly are. But I know it will all take time.

I like to keep a diary of our training progress, so here goes. Spech was stiff to the right but happy to do turns on the forehand, rein backs and a little resistant leg yield to the right. He is over bending a little and needs to be pushed forward from behind. I need to concentrate on straighter posture, shoulders down and back and my hands need to be shorter and higher. I need to keep my leg contact low and firm. I copped a buck in the trot which is normal for Spech when he is fresh and not going forward properly. But overall a very good first workout for having 10 months off!