2w ago

Took my sister to see Sandy yesterday!

I taught her the exercises I do with Sandy so she can help me with her training while I'm recovering from surgery next month. Sandy was so wonderful for her. :)

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Seeing Sandy puts a smile on my face, she's such a pretty lady :)
Good luck with your surgery!
- She has that effect on a lot of people once they see that she's a good girl lol.
  And thank you!
Hope the surgery goes well and a speedy recovery. Rest well.
- Thank you!
What kind of exercises and training does sandy do?
If she stops for a month does that set her back or she forgets and has to re-learn?
- So I do exercises to keep her old muscles and joints moving. We do lunging (me making her walk and trot in a circle), I make her walk backwards, I make her stretch her neck in different ways towards treats, and if we have the space for it, I walk her over ground poles and weave through buckets. It isn't super intense but it uses all the important muscles. She is very undermuscled and I'm trying to build a little back up on her. She's also recovering being very underweight as well.
  I try to exercise her at least once a week. She's old enough and in poor enough shape, that if she were to get out of her routine, she'd end up deteriorating relatively quickly. Keeping her exercising will keep her healthy and she'll live longer. She'll never be super fit, but I'm trying to get her as good as she can be.
  
  Oh that’s sad. I didn’t realize she was that old. I guess that means you cannot ride her then either? Was she rescued from some kind of abuse or neglect situation?
Yay Sandy news! And I hope your surgery will go well and that you'll receive fast.
- Thank you! My surgeon is really good, and I expect the surgery to go well. I am taking an entire month off of work to recover, so I'll have more than enough time to heal
How old is Sandy?
- 26, though idk when her birthday is exactly. I'm hoping to get her to 30.
  
  Wow.. She looks remarkably like my mom's old horse, Soondy/Soondie (not sure which spelling was correct). She had to give her up in the early '00s and donated her to a YMCA camp in Michigan, but I genuinely doubt that horse is still around. The name, appearance and possible age certainly gave me pause.

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