a bit wet

i did know it was going to rain again, but rather thought it would hold off until i had ridden.

it didn't. massive thunderstorm with hail after i'd done one circuit of the arena; we sheltered in the lee of the wall down one side of it, it's usually a good place to shelter!

once it stopped i got someone to help me back on (I find the beer keg very wobbly and unsafe unless someone holds M, and M isn't that keen on it either) as I didn't want to go back to stable without having done more than we had...

so did about three more minutes and then it came down heavily again so rode back round.

he wouldn't go in stable! (probably because bulb has popped and it's a black hole; also because he knew it was going to thunder some more!).

i got wet untacking and putting that away (well, not all of it! some needed to be soaped down)

and wetter still clearing drain out ... had to be done .. i ended up stripping shirt off and putting waterproof on, which at least meant my top half felt better!

fed him and turned him out, but he wouldnt let me put his fly mask back on (probably because it was by now sodden, having been left on stable door, and he'd already had it off in the field before i got there..)

got tack cleaned and away and then it stopped raining...

but it's starting again.