Riding again

[glenatron]

Since we got back from France I have been riding Zorro again. I sat on him a few times before, but now I'm closer to normal I can actually get back to doing some proper work and and with all the inspiration I got from watching Martin, and the fancy new bosal and horsehair mecate I got from shopping with Martin, I've been quite fired up to get some good things going.

Turns out we haven't lost too much in our couple of months off- Zorro has retained most of the forward that Steve worked so hard for us to get and he's accurate and going really beautifully in the bosal. I don't know if it's the gear or the inspiration but he really hasn't put a foot wrong.

Today we went out for our first solo trail ride and he was really great. We had one moment where a mighty panther was hiding in the hedgerow and Zorro had to spend a while growing an extra two hands and snorting at it ( in case I thought we were in no immediate danger ) before we got close enough to flush the beast out and he recognised that it was our yard cat but that's quite understandable. It's not as though Snoopy ( the cat ) lives on the yard and is often to be seen around the borders of his field after all.

Overall I'm really happy to be riding and enjoying having a nice horse to sit on. Even sleepsy_mouse admitted that she enjoyed riding him yesterday, which given the history between them was not something I ever expected to hear.

Comments

[penella22.livejournal.com]

:-D

Good stuff all the way around. Very very glad to hear it. It must be so great to be back to riding...

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Absence really makes you appreciate when you get something back.

[joycemocha.livejournal.com]

Yay you!

Just one question--why the bosal? Are you planning to make him into a bridle horse?

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

If I can I would love to :)

Certainly one day I would love to make a bridle horse and if I'm going to do that I will need to have a handle on the tools.

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

Now that's a little more like it. :)

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

Really it is.

[teadog1425.livejournal.com]

Yay! Happy! Sounds great!

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

It is, he's doing so well. Big adorable cob.

[allezbleu.livejournal.com]

yah thats what hero does - tho last week matteresses and dildos tried to eat him. but crossing an 8 lane motorway was fine apparently. Ah the wonders of fly-tipping!

We really should all go for a nice hack together before the weather turns!

[glenatron.livejournal.com]

You have flytippers that leave dildos? Crikey.

I concur about going for a hack, that would be a fine plan.