bit of a grin on my face

as for the first time for a long time i was able to mount wihtout having several tours of the mounting block first.

i was too late in the day to even think of going anywhere but the arena but we did 20 minutes in there including some trot.

he was pretty responsive, despite my squeaking boots (every time i clean them i ended up squeaking with every leg aid, and I find it very disconcerting even if he's not bothered).

he also had a new bit in, a neue shule, and seemed to like it, certainly went well in it, better, IMHO, than in the myler....

a quiet week on the horse front

after last weekend; GAynor did some schooling and a ride out on Sunday (with an unexpected gallop thrown in!) and i cleaned all the tack thinking we'd be able to start some work this week...

monday = gales
tuesday = gales

and then i started a streaming cold....

and now it's forecast for snow....heavy snow, they say...

to cold and sunny

and i actually rode!

not for long - i need to do something to loosen my hips off!¬  and my left knee is, i think, going the same way as yours did Jean....but considering the bad time we've had for the last few weeks (wasn't even worth thinking about riding most of the time) i was pleased.

hopefully, the weather will hold steadyish and dryish for a bit so we can start getting some work into the boy again... G wondered if I thought he'd lost muscle over his back and when she asked me i thought not, but thinking about it, he's bound to have and i need to look closer (I was looking at the mud, actually, not the shape of his withers..)

9 - 5

someone posted today on facebook about it being glorious whilst she was at work, raining when she wanted to ride, she gave up and fed and then it sorted out..

isn't that always the way?

it was raining buckets at our yard as well... #

when we get some settled sensible weather - neither drowned, nor frozen, nor blown away -  we might do something with the boy, but in the meantime, he's happy with his current routine of not having to work, LOL!

still a howling gale

and for me, an unexpected trip to mother's as an ambulance had had to be called; after an afternoon of hospital/doctor, the conclusion is that she had a panic attack. but she remembers nothing about it, or the ambulance that was called, or anything much.... she's very in THE moment.... not good...

and from rain

to howling gales.

we're a bit concerned it might catch the roof of the storage area where that hole hasn't been mended yet due to the weather preventing the roofers working....

the good news is that M's feet are doing well despite the wet; the snow of course was excellent for them, and trimmer was very pleased when she came tonight..

from freezing snow to pouring rain

in the space of 48 hours...

oh, and a bit of a gale too!  depressing or what...

however, some "light" at the end of the day (or there would have been had it not been raining, and thus dark!)