Had a rather interesting ride yesterday. Raya was still cranked up from the fireworks the night before, but I thought a nice ride would help her letting off some steam...
Prancy, looky horse while saddling up, but she stood like a rock for mounting... Other riders were still getting ready, so I took her to the pasture besides the barn to ride some rounds... And of course at exactly that moment someone decided they have some more fireworks to get rid of
I am very proud of Raya that she didn't lose it right then and there! Jumpy and tightly wound up, but she held it together reasonably well...
BO had friends over, and 2 of them (absolute beginners) joined us on our ride. So it was going to be a (hopefully) very quiet ride :Angel: Raya and I took over the back, to help look out for the two guests, but I don't think Raya walked more than a few steps. Tossing her head and wanting to GO!
Unfortunately at the first ditch crossing the rider on the big mustang mare lost his balance (round horse + loss of balance = free slide off)… Luckily he wasn't hurt, but the mare took off :gallop: And Raya
really wanted to follow - her boss was running off, so she should follow, right? But I could convince her to stand and wait... Not relaxed, but her feet were still :wink:
After catching the other horse we continued the ride without incident. Except I was trying to tame the fire-breathing dragon I was riding. One time she got awfully light in the front, and the BO asked me what I was doing, as it looked like a Piaffe :rofl: Not intentionally, for sure!
Slogging through the slippery mud made her antics even more fun, but she never got even tired! And the mud flying on her croup apparently told her to speed up more :rofl: One ditch (that is normally completely dry) I underestimated a bit. Guessing it about to be knee deep, we apparently found a hole and suddenly my feet were wet
At least it washed some of the mud off! :biggrin:
But everyone survived the ride and I was so proud of Raya. She never relaxed throughout the whole ride, but she kept it together and did her best to listen
No pictures, as I was way too busy riding :rofl: