On my way to J's, I stopped off at a local Outlet mall. I planned on grabbing a birthday gift for my friend Laura, but I had hopes of finding myself a little sumpin' sumpin' too. Unfortunately, a little sumpin' sumpin' turned in to a little over $200.00 worth of clothes and shoes. Nine West and J Crew were the culprits. I got some great deals, but I'm still a little upset about it...what a waste of money! I have to say that I rarely go shopping and I really did need some new shoes for work (I've only got a few pairs of raggedy heeled shoes and boots)..I can pretty much justify anything :).
Anyway, after my retail therapy, I headed to the barn for some horse therapy. I started off by bringing in a few geldings. As soon as they were in, I grabbed Casper and brought him outside. He hadn't been outside for 2 weeks, so he was very anxious to get going. He was a good boy and patiently waited for me to release the lead line this time.
After Casper was turned out, I decided to go ahead and ride Sid. I haven't been on Sid in months. This is partially because over the summer, the Jr. Exhibitor who had been showing Bobby, also took an interest in Sid. In fact, I believe she was and may still be interested in purchasing him. I think I mentioned this before, but she decided not to take Bobby to Nationals, and since making that decision, she has not been out to ride. J does want her to come back and ride, and I have to say, I do too. She is a great rider and both Bobby and Sid benefited from her regular riding sessions with them.
N E Way, I pulled Sid out and after a bit of grooming and tacking up, took him out to ride. He was such a good boy...really, he's a point and shoot kind of a horse. He just sets right up and goes. I like the feeling of having a high archy neck out in front of me, and Sid definitely has that. He is on the choppy side, and his canter is hard for me to sit but I have excuses for that. The excuses are that he's small and narrow, so his stride is short and choppy AND I have nothing to grip with my legs :). J told me I was doing the belly dance during his canter; I admit, it was hard for me to find the rhythm, but I kept my butt in that saddle nice and tight, belly dancing and all! (My issues with him in the past were his still studdy nature, but yesterday, he was a perfect gentleman...I swear, he's just fabulous to ride).
After putting Sid away, I went out to bring Casper back in. Oy Vey! Casper was a disgusting dirty mess. He spent his entire time out running the fence line and hollering for the mares who were two pastures over and about 5 acres out ~ what a stud muffin he thought he was! Finally, I caught him and while leading him back to his stall, he let out the loudest, most obnoxious scream. I really discourage allowing Stallions to behave that way while being led, so I had a time correcting him. My ears are still ringing, but I finally got him to listen to me and we returned to his stall where he finished off his hay in between bouts of hysterical bellering. MEN!
Casper in all of his glory last winter
3 comments:
I also love those two stores...try to stay out of them. I assure you my pocket book would have been worse off than yours had I been there. And I'm envying the horse time. I'm SO tired of waiting my turn. Alas, still a few more years to go. Oh well. I'll keep enjoying them through your blog and others.
That was a fun read! There's nothing like having a horse scream directly in your ear!
Ahh... retail therapy. I'm making plans for that next Friday! :) My excuse is that it's my friend's birthday and I need a new outfit for our night on the town. LOL
And people say mares are bad... HA!
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