Does anyone know how to teach a horse to play with a yoga ball?

Lucas still hasnt figured it out. Or atleast he hasnt figured out how to work it on his own! He thinks that the plan is for him to watch me kick it around the indoor, and both of us can walk after it. Its a good tool for getting him used to weird stuff though! Ive bounced it like a basket ball and hes ok with it being kicked all around him so hes really come a long way in a year!

Hes also feeling much better. The barn owners said that he spent most of yesterday in the indoor and troted around some and looked great :) The slight cold swelling that he has while standing in his stall is now gone after once around the indoor (about 3/4 of the size of a decent dressage ring) His first step out of a stand still is still hesitant, but hes fine after that one... oh well were going to have a look in a couple of days and evaulate him... nothing to do in the meantime but wait and continue the treatment.

The Yoga Ball

Well I did it, I gave Lucas his Christmas present. He kinda knew it was coming, he kept nickering at me while I got it blown up. Hes so funny though. He wont kick it or push it, he stands there looking at it untill I kick it then he walks after it and waits again for me! Somedays I think he's training me!!!

Legs and feet feel good! All the heat is out of the right foot and the slight cool swelling on the right leg was gone after his "exercise". His left front where the thrush/abcess is is starting to firm up and is no longer soggy, and smells much better. Fingers crossed that were on the upswing! Me and the BO are going to trot him again on Sunday to see how he feels, and evaulate his healing/progress.