Friday, September 21, 2012

Back in the saddle (although still not mine)

Saddle is in route, somewhere between here and Kentucky, however I think its most likely stuck in customs somewhere.

I went out and rode tonight anyways there ended up being 3 of us trying to ride (me and the two girls getting ready for the provincial 4-h show).  It was the first time I've ridden Oscar inside, and with more than one horse at a time (and in a much smaller pen than outside!)  I will enjoy having some alone time in the arena in 2 weeks but come January I'll miss riding with the kids again. 

So despite having a cramped arena we had a decent ride, we are still trying to figure each other out, and the added stress of more people in the ring and being inside for the first time played with my head a little bit.  Once I get out of my head and just RIDE things go better and we 'click'.  Thankfully Oscar is an excellent feedback horse, that he waits for me to get it right before he does something. 

Ankle is doing better but my sneakers were not helping.  Ended up wearing my boots to work today and that was better than wearing my sneakers all week due to the extra support.

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