A tease but I'll take it

The weather she is teasing me, it has been in the 60's and supposed to be 70 again tomorrow then plummet back to the 40's. ugh! I know this happens every March, has my whole life even in sunny Fl the weather stunk in March. I happen to know because my B day falls this month any guesses which day? Hmnn. ... how bout a contest!
Great idea, I will award one of my cowgirl bracelets to the one who guesses correctly or comes the closest. No fair family or BFF Susan or Tiffany you guys know already. I will tell you it has not happened yet but pretty soon.

Today I rode the Frankster again, just out by my pond out back. It actually is the only spot I have to ride except for the empty fields but since they were in corn last year they are all stubby and gross for riding. He was the complete gent again and I tried some new stuff with him. I walked him over ground poles today, he tripped and was clumsy at first but got the hang of it with time. We also tried the rope gate today, we were not to successful with this. It wasn't that he was scared of it or anything he just doesn't know how to move his hindquarters on cue.
Well, that is my next project. We have been working on it on the ground now to implement it on his back. My trusty little riding instructor snapped some photos of me today. Not to bad for a five year old!







He loves to take pictures actually and does a better job than me sometimes!








I think I need to teach him about the zoom lens next.








All in all a good day on the Frankie and lots of stuff to work on.Can you see little Jane following us inside the fence? Hope to ride again tomorrow before the weather changes but might be raining, time will tell.

Happy trails....

Back in the saddle again....

Oh joy I am riding again!!! I did get to ride Harley on an unseasonably warm day this week. As with everything lately it was not without it's amount of dirty work. That actually is an understatement, really yucky dirty work is more like it. You see, we have been blessed with lots of rain as of late and my pasture she is amud pit. Harley also thinks he is a pig~
First thing he does upon release from that damned stall I keep him in overnight is run to the biggest nastiest mud hole he can find and lowers himself oh so gracefully into it and enjoys the leisure of a mud bath.
Hence, before I could actually ride I had to uncrust the little booger of all that wonderful dried up mud which was clinging to his beautiful winter shag coat. Thank God for miracle groom and shop vacs! Yes I said shop vac, Harley loves the dang thing. I use the little one and vacuum him at least twice a week, more when I am showing. But I regress....

About the ride. Harley knew something was up when I brought him in from the field at lunch time and gave me the knowing evil eye and serious head tilt when I haltered him up. After said decrusting , we saddled up and warmed up with a short trail ride back to my pond. Harley was nervous as the wind was up and playing with all the dried vegetation and you just know those bush boogers were waiting for him to pass so they could jump out and get him. I tried a little trick my trainer said to do when running patterns and Harley gets chargey, humming loudly. Yes it works, he puts his ears back to listen to me instead of letting his pea brain talk him into something else. After a bit he settled and we proceeded down a grass path to a small creek on the bean field behind me. I guess I was too enthralled at being in the saddle again and let my guard down to soon. It seems we spooked a small herd of deer in the woods next to the path and Harley got his chance at auditioning for a wild west show. What a show it was, complete with bucking and hopping and lots of spins to boot! I don't know who was more surprised that I stayed on Harley or me. After I stopped laughing hysterically and got my saddle back to the center position I decided to abort the trail ride and work him back at home. We had an uneventful time after that and ended on a good note. I am sore today from the acrobatic work out on him or was it that stupid spin class I did yesterday??