Hurray!!  I got on trail this weekend!!  Saturday, the river was still too high from the melting snow, so we just did 3 trips on the hill.  I took Cole out with my sister on Ranger.  I did lounge him, beforehand, but that didn’t keep him from acting up in excitement.  Sigh.  He is still a young horse, after all.  He just kept having these little outbursts where he would try to surge forward past Ranger—and he was rushing on the way home.  When I got back, I worked him 10 minutes in the arena, and he was awesome.  Everything I asked him was spot on.  He redeemed himself.

My ride with Cruiser on the hill went well.  The first trip down, he was hyper and burst into a canter when I asked for a trot at the bottom.  With the old horses, you laugh when they act up—proving they aren’t old at heart.  With the young horses, you sigh and wish they would act a little older…

Sunday, the ground was frozen, but we were able to get them across the river.  I took Cole with Ranger, again.  This time, he was near perfect and just a delight.  Because of the footing, we kept the ride at a walk.  It was just nice to get out.

I decided to just ride Cruiser on the hill, and he was calm and well behaved.  We intercepted my boyfriend on the way home with Starry, so we went back with them.  Crusier and Starry are good buddies.  They were so happy to see each other.

This week is supposed to be very nice for riding, but I work and get out after dark.  We’ll be in the indoor arena.  I’m hoping next weekend proves to be good enough to get on the trail, too.  I so enjoyed it this weekend.