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It was bound to happen. Manster seems to have allergies to the horses. This is no real surprise and typically it isn't a big issue because it surfaces when he's in the barn unsaddling, feeding, etc. which takes about 45 minutes. While he's outside riding it isn't so bad. The grooming classes are 5 weeks and they are Friday nights for 3 hours. This all takes place in the barn. After his class he was miserable and the next day he was still feeling it but I told him to push through it. In retrospect that was my mistake. The grooming classes are mandatory but I should have allowed him to skip the Saturday class. He did not want to go and I made him and his allergies were horrible. The wranglers wouldn't allow him to leave early because they're almost militaristic in thier mandate that you unsaddle, feed, and release to pasture the horse you ride. He held back tears the entire time. Plus he had a spirited horse who would not cooperate.
So now he hates the program. I'm hoping this was isolated because I thought we had finally found something he didn't hate. This after swimming, baseball, soccer, TKD and gymnastics. He starts out fine and eventually comes to hate all of them for one reason or another. husband and I have decided he WILL stick with this the entire year (another 9 months). It's only every other week so once the 3 more grooming classes are over hopefully we will manage this situation with allergy medications.
ML
So now he hates the program. I'm hoping this was isolated because I thought we had finally found something he didn't hate. This after swimming, baseball, soccer, TKD and gymnastics. He starts out fine and eventually comes to hate all of them for one reason or another. husband and I have decided he WILL stick with this the entire year (another 9 months). It's only every other week so once the 3 more grooming classes are over hopefully we will manage this situation with allergy medications.
ML
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