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quietannBTW, in case anyone is wondering, yes, I do things besides ride Minnie! But nothing especially interesting has been going on.
Minnie was very very good today. She seems to be getting used to the routine: I show up, she gets loaded on a trailer with Trumpie, we go up to the barn where there are **other horses**, she gets groomed and tacked up and I ride her. Afterwards, depending on what else is going on, she gets turned out in a grassy paddock or just led around to eat grass on the lawn behind the house, and then goes back on the trailer and back home.
She has become a complete doll about having her bridle put on, which makes me think she's enjoying being ridden. We did a lot of transitions today and overall it went pretty well. Minnie collected herself a bit more which made her much easier to ride. I still feel a bit all over the place when riding her, but J assures me I look a lot better than it feels to me. Today she *trotted* over poles rather than jumping over them.
Afterwards, I had lunch with J and her daughter and we went to look at a horse J might be interested in buying, because Trumpie is starting to get old and is not up for the next level of eventing competition. So this was my introduction to a serious horse business -- expensive horses, beautiful facilities, etc. The barn people didn't have time to take the horse out of his stall, but J had a favorable first impression. All I can say is that he's HUGE -- well over 17 hands, which is really, really tall. He seems friendly. J will go back again next week for a better look.
Minnie was very very good today. She seems to be getting used to the routine: I show up, she gets loaded on a trailer with Trumpie, we go up to the barn where there are **other horses**, she gets groomed and tacked up and I ride her. Afterwards, depending on what else is going on, she gets turned out in a grassy paddock or just led around to eat grass on the lawn behind the house, and then goes back on the trailer and back home.
She has become a complete doll about having her bridle put on, which makes me think she's enjoying being ridden. We did a lot of transitions today and overall it went pretty well. Minnie collected herself a bit more which made her much easier to ride. I still feel a bit all over the place when riding her, but J assures me I look a lot better than it feels to me. Today she *trotted* over poles rather than jumping over them.
Afterwards, I had lunch with J and her daughter and we went to look at a horse J might be interested in buying, because Trumpie is starting to get old and is not up for the next level of eventing competition. So this was my introduction to a serious horse business -- expensive horses, beautiful facilities, etc. The barn people didn't have time to take the horse out of his stall, but J had a favorable first impression. All I can say is that he's HUGE -- well over 17 hands, which is really, really tall. He seems friendly. J will go back again next week for a better look.
