Sunday, June 3, 2012

Simplicity

After a lot of debate and general "why are we doing this?" kinds of questions, we made the decision to stay home and ride instead of going to Cueno Creek for the holiday weekend. Everyone was relieved and a good time was had by all (mostly!).

Saturday started out with Jupes and Keota banging around in the trailer--probably trading kicks or attempts at biting. When he came out of the trailer, Jupiter had a little bit of blood on him and a wild look in his eyes; I knew it was probably going to be one of those days.

We set off on our new, brushy trail. Keota wasn't so sure about all the brush and did a little balking. Then his saddle slipped all the way back onto his rump and he didn't like it at all!! After removing one saddle blanket and recinching the tack, we set off again--but Keota wasn't the same. He was unhappy and dancing around a little. After putting up with a lot of misbehavior, Alisa finally switched horses with Lynn. Lynn is the "go-to girl" when it comes to putting a horse into his place. He behaved pretty well for her after he was made to do some circles and get out in front and listen to his rider, but she said he was definitely ready to buck and act up when she first got on.

So, while Alisa enjoyed her calm ride on Ziggy, I used my spurs on Jupiter who acted up on a couple of downhills. He does not like the spurs. He behaved in general, but felt like a live wire under me--ready to go off if he got the chance. Shirley simply sat on her dancing and prancing Star without moving--poetry in motion as usual.

Sunday was the really good day. It started out for me with Jupiter lying down in the field. I called his name and his foot kind of moved like, "Go away, I'm sleeping." Then his head came up and his eyes were half open--he was thinking it was a good day to sleep in and enjoy the sunshine on his belly. When I walked out there, he ate his carrot, let me put his halter on, and still lay there. In the meantime, Lynn brought Ziggy over and I held his rope while they chased Star around. Ha.

We drove up Underwood and rode all around the mountain. Everybody behaved and everybody had fun. I know Alisa and Keota enjoyed each other and Jupes didn't get spurred. We did a little bit of trotting on the dirt road and everyone was happy--especially Alisa who says Keota is super smooth.

So once again, good friends, good partners (dogs & horses), and good times leave us with good memories to cherish. It's all good. (:

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