12/17/2025
Not a dry eye in the tent for this! We know the damage thatβs done through riding being held BTV with C2 as the highest point - but until you can feel itβ¦. Itβs not nearly as gut wrenching.
I placed my hands on his lumbar spine during the final test (head pressed back BTV) and that was the final straw for me! The way (dead tissue, mind you) had to almost seize, working so hard, through so much tension, to gain the MINIMAL range of motion accomplished, felt like a dagger to the chest. I wish I was being dramatic.
Advocating for horses, that we do not deserve, had become no longer a necessity, but an undeniable path.
We do know better. We must do better.
Thank you, Royal π€
