Today my husband, who doesn't ride, surprised me by taking me, him and 2 of our horses to an indoor arena to ride together! The weather has been nicer finally, but we still have a lot of snow and ice on our yard causing me to not ride. Today was a treat. I loaded up Copper and Moon and we headed out. It was a lot of fun and I'm impressed and happy with how everyone did. My husband rode Moon and I brought Copper for myself. I wanted to see how he would do in a new situation like that. He's never been trailered anywhere new to ride. First we turned them out to have a good roll. Without having to ask, they both came back and we saddled up, played online a few minutes and got on. I didn't ask much of Copper because he's only had a few rides, the last one being in fall and we were in a new place. There was lots of rattling and banging going on from the building fans and snow coming off, but both horses took it well. We spent some time following Moon and then rode on our own a bit too. Mostly just reviewing going and whoaing and turning at the walk. He responded well even though I could tell at times that he wasn't sure. He tried for me and I got lots of licking and chewing. We even spent a few minutes at the end of our ride just talking, with both horses standing calm and relaxed. It was a good day and a great valentine's ride!
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