EcoMitt Trial & Rehab Continues

Today I continued Jimmy's rehab. I rode bareback, as usual, and walked a few times around the ring before picking up the trot. Same as yesterday, he started off VERY lame down the first long side, but by the second he was better, and got better a little bit on each long side. I did 3 times around each direction (long sides trotting only) today, since he didn't feel quite as well as he did yesterday (I did 5 yesterday each way). He seemed happy enough, though. And didn't mind to have me on him one bit. I figure as long as he's happy we'll just keep plugging along. I love him no matter what. Someday he'll be a sound, fun riding horse again.

All dressed up with nowhere to go :-)

Hi Mom. Hi. Hi Mom. HI!!!!I love his beautiful face.

After our ride I gave him a bath to try out our new EcoMitt. It's only the first time I've used it, I'd like to use it a few more times before I fill out the survey they gave me. Here it is:
It's an all-natural woven mitt for grooming and bathing. It's similar to a loofa for a human and did a great job scrubbing him. I have an allergy to hemp products that causes my skin to scale and peel and crack (it's horribly painful as well) so I was a little nervous that even though this isn't made of hemp, my skin would have the same reaction. Luckily, I'm in the clear as of yet - but immersing my hand into the mitt the first time was a little daunting for me :-P

It was tight at first, but loosened up when it got wet and stretched out a little too much then. I scrub pretty hard, so I just used my normal technique to see how it'd hold up. It did a nice job on his socks, which I normally have to use my fingernails on to get white enough. However, it did unravel in one spot right about where my fingertips are in the mitt. All in all, it did a great job washing him, I just wish it held up a little better. I'm going to use it a few more times for baths and see how it holds up. It got Jimmy nice and clean today :-)


Once he had his suds rinsed I gave him a GreenCool sponge bath. Nothing like a little TLC to make him feel good :-) Love that little horse to the ends of the Earth.