I went for a ride last week. It has been almost two years since I got on a horse. I haven’t even bothered visiting my horse Fancy very often because it’s no fun watching her run around the field avoiding me.
A couple of weeks ago I posted a picture of her on FB and said something about not riding any more. The manager of the barn where she lives offered to let me ride her horse Stella. My daughter made the scheduling arrangements and she joined me on Fancy.
Stella is a lovely placid (lazy) horse and was just perfect. I spent about half an hour ambling around the outdoor arena remembering my posture and how to use my legs and bun to steer. I even got a tiny trot out of her. Her person said that next time I should bring a crop to make her pay attention. There will be a next time – yay!
