Bearito!

[quietann]

So I got to ride Bearito today... and he's *fun*. He's one of those horses that is very responsive and smart, and tests his rider a bit. He's a pony, bigger than Bella but smaller than Stjarni. Riding him is something like riding a smarter version of Minnie. Getting him to *slow down* is the biggest challenge.

He did nip me once while I was tacking him up, and got bopped on the nose. He definitely has attitude. We also had to scramble a little to find a saddle for him, because his regular saddle is *tiny*, a good size for a child, not a woman with 40-inch-plus hips.

Next week I will be the "leader" for cantering. The other women in the class are mostly riding slowish horses (Bearito is much smaller, but faster than any of them) and Susan says having Bearito scampering into a canter ahead of them might help them. It's pretty clear that I'm the strongest rider in the class, and that's just fine with me. Bearito and I did not canter today because the horses had all had rabies shots today and were a bit sluggish, and Bearito wore himself out before we had a chance.

I may be slightly too heavy for him, though. Hm, would I lose weight for a pony?

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I may be slightly too heavy for him, though. Hm, would I lose weight for a pony?

Hey, maybe you're helping the pony get in better shape. (-: