1st ride on Crixus in a month

1st ride back in a little over a month. Today marks 14 days until our event, so I wanted to start riding him to get the zoomies and eccentric side out now as much as possible. Thoroughbreds like to be spicy no matter how long they've been off and he's technically not been "off" work, I've just not riden him so he's gonna test me and try to get away with things.
He is officially on a thyroid supplement to help with weight loss prior to the event. He weighed in at 1,345 poundsJuly 12 2024, and he's now down 18 pounds. He has been on the supplement for about 2 weeks so we should start seeing a huge drop soon, especially if I ride him more often. My goal is to have him down to 1,300 before the event. If he loses more that would be fantastic!
I hope you enjoy this raw footage of me riding him. My channel is aiming to focus on the raw and the uncut scenes most don't want to show in horse riding, but I want to show people that it's not all cupcakes and rainbows.
Keep in mind, I have been working with this horse for 5 years now and I've trained him myself. I do not claim to be a professional, but when it comes to him I am. I don't not need or want your feedback on how I ride or what I should do with him. I have my own riding coach for that and if she sees this video then I will take her advice, but if you're not her your 2 sense is not welcome more wanted or needed. Thank you!
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