So I think things went well. It was too hot to hike out and see the stream and whatnot. Robert wasn't there so no carriage rides either. We pet all the horses (except Luca, of course). Colonel and Reno came when called. Star came when I walked out and then walked back. Papillon came after I threw a rope around her neck and then she had no problem. Everyone was good with people except Lady. Lady looked at my sister Becca, who reached out to pet her. Lady swung her head away, straight into me, startled herself and retreated back into her stall. I'll grant you that normally one doesn't start out touching a strange horse right on the face but still. I claim this is further evidence that she needs to get out more often, interact with more people, etc.
I got Papillon out and hopped on her for a photo op. She was pretty good. Mostly because for mounting and dismounting I let her eat grass. Plus it was a really hot day and she was sweaty under her mane and around her ears. Not that this stopped her from trying to trot off, or from gazing wistfully off into the distance. Maybe when she gets in better shape she'll be sound more often and she'll be able to do more and stay sound at the same time. Its just painful somtimes to see how much she wants to go out there and run and jump and she can't.
Abby wanted to know (with a raised eyebrow) how often we cleaned these horses. Colonel had been rolling, evidently. My grandmother was a little put off by Luca kicking at his stall. He started when we were looking at Lady and Papillon. Then he started again when we walked away. All in all, a good trip. I lied about the pictures though. I forgot and left my camera in the car.
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