Group therapy

Where to start? I have had three great weekends in a row with my friends and favorite boy. We have ridden with Alisa and Keota each weekend and the only thing that could have possibly made it better was if Shirley had been well enough to join us.

The horses all got along beautifully on the trail and performed to the best of their abilities. Keota didn't do a lot of his beautiful jumping, but it's probably because we kept turning around to watch him. He is a "floper" though! (He floats when he lopes.) The only little blur on my personal riding was yesterday when Jupiter was losing ground and wanted to catch up with long-legged Ziggy. He went straight from fast, hard trotting to galloping. He freaks me out when this happens. He feels bunchy in the middle, like I am going off. I did lose one stirrup, but I had my knees clamped around him hard. Lynn stopped and that stopped us. Someday I will be able to ride faster.

The dogs have had great weekends too. So has Graycee (Gracie?). She really likes Sammi who plays more gently than Haley. But it doesn't really matter because Gracie gives as good as she gets.

Fall is definitely in the air and we are thinking about meeting Alisa over in Redding for some rides now that it is cooling off a bit. We also want to go to Weaverville for the fall colors and check out Lack's Creek, too.