Volunteering!

This week I have been volunteering down at my stables, for a birthday party that went really well, and then for exercising, and schooling the horses. After the birthday party I got to ride Doc a quarter horse gelding. He was really sweet, and we worked well together. He was pretty glad to get moving after a week off. When the younger kids ride him, he knows what he can get away with though.

On the 31st I got to ride Dandy. He was really crazy, and so they free lunged him for a long time before I got on him. He was soaked in sweat after running so hard and I had to walk him up and down the barn isle for 20 minutes, before his breathing was normal again! Once I got on him he was really good though! He is usually terrible about going near the wall where the people sit and watch, but we slowly made our way over and soon he was ignoring it completely. He was pretty happy about the exercise he got afterwards.

We get to ride on Friday as well, and then I have my usual lesson on Saturday! Looking forward to it!

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