I didn't make the whole 240 mile ride this year. I rode Pebbles a little less than 100 miles of the ride. Vick rode Cat for 210 miles. Both horses did incredibly well.
It was an easier trip this year. Worked at lowering stress and relaxing more. Seemed to work. The most exciting part is that Vick found the shuffle in Cat. She got to ride with some folks that have appaloosas that shuffle, and they helped her learn to pull Cat back from a trot, and sure enough, there it is. The shuffle.
Over time, maybe I'll be able to tell why this is so exciting.
Ghost went into the far pasture last evening after a year of looking out of his enclosure at the horses in the big pasture. We put Mia in with him and they ran and ran and ran. Finally settled down, though, and he is clam happy. We'll put a couple more mares in with them over the next couple of weeks. With luck, we'll get 4 babies for 2009.
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