diamondlil
Mice! They taste so nice!
A wonderful day with Merlin today, no bolting! Kim had a jumping lesson, so she decided I would ride Merlin on our first solo hack and she would drive to the yard where her lesson was. All downhill at a nice steady walk down a bridle path I know and Merlin knows even better, with no problem at all, holding him together so he wouldn't rush or slip. Then a very short stretch of road to the yard. I stopped to let some cars past, then a bus whooshed its airbrakes near us, making Merlin jumpy. I had to be quite firm to get him to stop staring at and worrying over the bus monster and trot on along to the yard like a sensible horse.
Then Kim's jumping lesson, which went very well, with Merlin going clear all the way 'round the courses.
Then I hacked Merlin along the road and back up the bridle path while Kim drove home. She'd warned me how tired he'd be, which was lucky or I'd have thought he was going to founder under me half-way back. After a rest we carried on and I got a lovely trot along home to the stables, as Merlin had got his second wind but was too tired to try to rush or be silly.
Then Kim's jumping lesson, which went very well, with Merlin going clear all the way 'round the courses.
Then I hacked Merlin along the road and back up the bridle path while Kim drove home. She'd warned me how tired he'd be, which was lucky or I'd have thought he was going to founder under me half-way back. After a rest we carried on and I got a lovely trot along home to the stables, as Merlin had got his second wind but was too tired to try to rush or be silly.