Well, it was a very disappointing 11.2 for me this morning and similar to
@freesia I have a graph that wiggled above range most of the night. I went to bed on 6.4 and my Libre log says I scanned at 4.54am and got 9.6 but I have no recollection of it and clearly didn't jab a correction, so must have been really zonked. I guess the 1.5 unit reduction in my Levemir last night was a bad decision, but I had a very long and busy and active day yesterday so I really thought that was a good call, although initially I was going to go with -2 units, so I guess I made half a good decision.
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Pleased to report our day yesterday went really well and everyone enjoyed it and the weather was absolutely perfect! Fine but not too hot with a gentle breeze. Sadly only 2 other turnouts turned up but we had a great time. One of my best mates, who I haven't seen for a few months, turned up to "groom" for me (this basically means a competent horsey person to sit in the passenger seat.... rather than someone who does all the graft, so that a horse is clean and presentable for a third party to ride/drive). Anyway, we had a lovely catch up during the drive and then she took some photos whilst we did the cones and obstacles. Considering how little I drive these days, as I am always acting as groom for Ian, I was very happy with how it went.
I had a funny incident in one of the difficulties where you have to pick up a glass of supposedly champagne from a stand, drive one handed to another stand and put it back down. Unfortunately when setting up the challenges my second stand broke so Plan B was that you had to pick up the glass, drive round the second broken stand and return to put it back down on the first stand. I managed to make the turn one handed without spilling it but then I needed a slight rein adjustment to get me back to the first stand and the only option was to use the hand holding the glass but Zak took that moment to nod his head dragging my hand sharply forwards and then back effectively throwing the contends of the glass in my face and lap, which had us all in stitches. He then proceeded to have a wee (poor lad must have been busting and probably why he pulled at the reins when he did) so of course everyone was laughing again and suggesting that he was giving me an option to refill it, so that I didn't get any faults for returning an empty glass! He is such a star and with a better or more practiced driver, would have won, but I was very happy with our 3rd. We also let two of the other members who hadn't brought a turnout, compete with our turnouts, so Zak went again and I have to say, the guy made me look really good, as he didn't do nearly so well, but just shows what a big difference there is when you know the horse and the horse knows you. Had a lovely picnic afterwards when there was some really good banter, so all in all, it was an excellent day...... and then a lot of work cleaning up and then sorting my horses, so I was shattered last night but in a nice enjoyable way.
Congrats to
@ColinUK on your HS and (((HUGS))) for the horrid, stressful dreams. Hopefully they are helping your mind to process and heal though.
@Colin g First hypo in 2 weeks earns a gold star in my book!!.... But take it as read that there is also a "Care" emoji hidden beneath it!
@Robin Sorry you had a wasted journey. Not easy to find a good horse and even a good horse can easily become difficult after a change of home. It must be so hard for them to leave everything they are familiar with and try to fit into a new herd in a strange place with a strange new human. My horses have always been for life but it comes with a lot of challenges... and injuries over the years including broken bones!
Whilst we were talking during the picnic yesterday, we were saying about how Zak has grown into such a fabulous horse since Ian bought him for £250 as a scrawny neglected 2 year old, reared on a tether in an industrial estate and discussing that he must be worth a fortune now as a very talented show wining driving horse, enthusiastic hunter and jumper and loves cattle herding so would probably do well at western riding too. A real good all rounder! We joked about Ian selling him and I said Ian would have to sell me with him!
Sadly so many horses get sold on from one home to the next and become more difficult each time they move because it is stressful for them. People learn to ride but they don't learn horsemanship and riding schools don't teach horsemanship, so we expect horses to cope with our lack of understanding. This is no criticism of you as I look back to my younger self and cringe because I had no comprehension, even though we had a pony when we were little and I have spent most of my life with horses. It isn't just about feeding and caring for them which is the simple bit and riding or driving, but learning to read them and understand and overcome their behavioural issues. There is a lot of great stuff on You Tube if you are interested in learning more. I particularly like an American guy called Ryan Rose. Of course, without a horse to practice on, you don't learn much, but may stand you in good stead for when you do get a horse.
Good luck with your continued search!
