I got the ride both weekend days! Both Saturday and Sunday mornings, I met Kara and Tessa at 8am to ride before it got really hot. On Saturday, I groomed him, tacked up and we rode in the outdoor, then did some of the perimeter trails. Tessa did GREAT! Two deer jumped right out in front of her, and she just stood and looked at the them. I guess with all the deer in her pasture, she's getting used to them! Another thing spending time in the mares' field was this huge heron! I'd seen him before in the big filed with the ponds, but never in the mares' field.
I went to meet Stacey and Mark for lunch after, had a LOT of laughs, then went to the tack shop to pick up dewormer. Thank god Leeandra had me help deworm a few times, because I had to get two tubes of Zimecterin Gold in him. And since he's so close now, I was able to go back to the barn after dinner and get that wormer in him! I LOVE having him 15 minutes down the road!!!
This morning, the boys were all in the little pasture (about 6 acres) right next to the barn, so I didn't have to go far for him! We groomed, tacked up, and rode in the big field along the road. We made two laps and those hills are great for all of us!
Both days we were done riding by 9:30, done cleaning tack by 10:00 and home by noon. Another thing that's nice - not rushing out when I'm done! I can just hang out with my horse now that he's close by!
My cousin's very sick with end stage liver cancer. I'm trying to spend as much time with him as I can, so I drove into the city after I showered to see him. I don't know what the week is going to bring, so I'm not sure if I'm going to get there before the weekend or not.
