Update 6/6/2010
Today, Arizen and I decided to try our hand at ground driving. I had just gotten my teeth whitened today, and was doped up on Vicoden. You would be amazed at how painful that procedure is! Needless to say, I decided not to ride and take it easy at the barn today since 2+2 was not quite equaling 5. I mean 4.
Anyway, Arizen’s feet are in pretty bad shape with all the wet weather we’ve been having and I’m desperately waiting for my farrier appointment this coming Saturday. She has some pretty bad chips and cracks that are making her sore, so I’m trying to take it easy on her until we can see the farrier.
So I broke out the surcingle and long reins that I bought last year and never used. Here she is sporting her new gear and her new colors!
Ground driving was fun! She was pretty good at it once she figured out what I was asking her for. I think she appreciated the different routine and the break from our normal workouts. We just walked around the arena practicing our steering and stops. I’d like to practice some more and get her doing more advanced things. Maybe one day when she is older we’ll start doing some real driving with a cart! I’ll take some more action photos next time now that I’ve figured out how to hold the reins and have everything organized.
