As usual, we all were out at the barn yesterday and riding happened. :o Yes, it did. First I rode Malachi, and took forever tacking up because I had to change his browband over to the beautiful shiny new one I ordered last week and braid his mane. He's also really huge, and a quick tack-up can take about as long as an average tack-up. This lasted about 65 minutes. I was not at all impressed with myself. Everyone else had already ridden, and they were dismounting when I got on. :/ So, when I get his big butt out there I ride by myself, and I'm perfectly okay with that. We did a training test yesterday and I must admit that I'm truly shocked he did so well. The leads were a minor struggle because now he's getting his bad lead mixed up for when he goes on the other lead... It may be because I've been letting him end when he gets the bad lead correct, so he thinks, "I'll just get the bad lead, so I can end." Hims a very smart horsey-butt.
So after I rode him it showered a little bit, which was okay, because we thought the storm would pass, so I go get Princess. We've decided to go schooling cross country at Longwood Farms next week, and I really need to get her ready for the three phase. Once she's all tacked up, I go ride around a little, planning to only work on the gallop and speed portion. I want to say this now, even if I don't know how long she can gallop, but this pony can run. She is so fast. I look ridiculous because I'm too tall for her, but all I can say is that she didn't care who was on her back, she wanted to run. It was good for her, she wanted to keep going, but after galloping over a couple of blown down sticks and limbs, she calmed and found a steadier rhythm. As soon as I got off, a giant hole opened in the clouds and it rained like God wanted us to craft an arc. We made it back to the pasture just in time. Sorry, no pictures my camera would have died by the willpower of the rain.
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