Proud as Punch

I am very excited to report that Ali came to my house and didn't miss a lick. I was able to pick right up where I left off with her. After a couple of rides in the round pen here at home, she has graduated to being part of the hauling crew. Her and a couple of other horses now load up and go with me to the el paso county fair grounds for their work outs. Not the ideal situation, I would love to have an arena here at the house, but in the long run I believe that it is better for the horses. When I first brought Ali to the fair grounds I wasn't sure how she would react so I was ready to take my time and lunge her a lot and perhaps not even ride that first time. However, she was cool as a cucumber and I felt that she was ready with little warm up so I just climbed on. We walked around a little and moved off well into the trot, and slowly worked our way into the lope. Nothing was perfect, but often times when we let purpose get in front of principle we loose sight of exactly what we are doing and loose the horse all together. Every ride since has gotten progressively better. I am looking forward to riding her out in the pastures and taking her on some trail rides next week and in the future. Until next time, God Bless, BW