Finally, after months of grooming & loving up the Buddha...I was hoping to ride. As I left my house in Illinois, the sun was shining brightly and the frost from the previous night was slowly melting away. BUT...when I crossed the Wisconsin state line..... a HUGE dark cloud was looming above me.....for the entire path to the barn. There was still frost on the ground & chilly does not even begin to describe what my body experienced as I entered the barn!
Mother Nature must have felt my angst b/c after doing barn chores & grooming - the sun came out in all it's glory & riding was but a few moments away.....
Here's Bud enjoying his breakfast of hay - he didn't suspect a thing.
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Even with the saddle pad - he remained calm & cool.
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Once the saddle was on - he realized my master plan :)
Always have to lunge the Buddha - especially first time out
Alas, finally atop my trusty steed w/ me totally
prepared wearing several layers of clothing.
Notice the beautiful blue sky???
Here are Melody & Tia
Love that sky!!
Tia has NO fear of the camera :)
Kayla working Blackjack
Doesn't he look like a woolly mammoth?
One happy rider + one tired horse = one wonderful Saturday
Hooray for the first ride! We were in Wisconsin that day too and it was gorgeous outside. Here's to many more sunny Saturdays :)
ReplyDeleteLove,
Kristin