The "EYES" have it - Paris
Gosh I love coming back to a warm, tidy house, with a beautiful sunset in the big window at the end of a fun but tiring afternoon at the barn. Feel very "cozy" and fulfilled; pleased with myself for my achievements and content to sit back and relax. It always feels better to sit back and relax if you've worked for it.
Pam rode her very first mile on Adios Tiki today! Actually we went 1.75 miles in 45 minutes, in the indoor..Pam/Tiki and Me/Paris. Not a blistering speed; but hey you've got to start somewhere. Paris was excellent. When I was riding her earlier in the fall, she was getting to be a bit of a nuisance about the pressure on her face so when I started her up again this time, I spent a month lunging her in the surcingle and it paid off today...no head tossing and her back felt "stronger" as I was riding her. Today, I put her in cross ties and left her there beside Khol for about 15-20 minutes. She was so good about it.
We put a saddle on Khol and lunged him for a bit in the arena. It's only the third time this tall handsome 3 year old has had a saddle on his back. He went -- What is this on my back?! Oh, wait a minute...is that hay??? and it was over; the hay far more important than whatever was on his back!
It feels like Pam and I are back where we were many years ago.....riding Summer and Willow for hours in the arena in the dead of winter, mostly walking and trotting, getting ready for the spring. I've got that funny "full circle" feeling today - and it feels great because I already know this time...what can happen next!
Short Video of Khol
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