Another Nice Day to Ride

Well, spring break ends today. Tomorrow I must go back to my teaching schedule. I love teaching, but the break was great.

The weather held out for yet another beautiful riding day. I tried my new saddle on Cerise and Grace. Cerise still needs some extra padding, but the new western saddle fits so much better than the old one. It also fits Grace. It is much lighter than the saddle I usually ride her in, so it will save me some lifting strain.

Cerise rode great. She strode out like a ten year old. She was eager to work in the ring and trot some trails. Grace was bad. . . She bit my leg, kicked at and chased the dogs, and kicked Cerise. After all her foolishness I rode her out. Lots of trotting. We trotted circles in the ring and worked on accepting the bit. We also worked on keeping an even pace in the trot. She started rough and resistant. It wasn't too long, though, before she began dropping her head and settling into a nice trot. We worked a little at the canter--she wasn't great, but she was willing and honest. Afterwards we took a good forward trot on the trail. Then called it quits. I love riding.

I am procrastinating -- it's time to go get hay. Next I need to muck the stalls. Yuck! Oh well, it can't all be fun.