Well my lesson on Lucy got canceled.... kind of.... Lucy got tangled in a fence last summer, and has been mostly sound on light work. C and D were hoping that with shoes (she had been barefoot) she would improve enough for me to ride her regularly (The injury was to the coronet band, and is currently growing out though the hoof). Although the farrier thinks that they shoes will help with the weakness where the injury is, he needed to fix a couple of mild issues at the same time, so Lucy is on a bit of vacation until she adjusts to the changes.
However one of the kids is lending me her horse Oscar so I will get to ride after all!
And there is a possibility that if I like him, and he likes me that I will be able to lease him for the winter! His owner is going to Newfoundland for university and her parents have approached me about leasing him while she is gone. He is a 12 year old AQHA with a western pleasure background. Several owners and trainers tried to get him 'perfect' for AQHA western pleasure but he isn't built correctly enough for what they wanted to do. However he has a wicked flying lead change, excels at patterns, and knows trail. He would be fun to play with for the winter so cross your fingers it works out.
I'm a little nervous as he will only be the second horse that I've ridden since I bought Lucas, but I'm looking foreword to a much smoother ride. And a bit worried about my joints, but I have 2 full days to recover.
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