Life is super boring here without riding. Our arena's footing is just way way way too deep and I'm not risking him. I mean, we are moving barns soon anyway, it's not worth it. TC is really frustrated though and it make me sad to see him upset. Just be patient, TC!
I'm struggling to keep this blog afloat with nothing to really talk about. I figured I'd just show some pictures and tell a short story about Rico.
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| He was so excited |
Back in the winter of 2012, I was finishing up my undergraduate and kind of bringing Rico back. We had showed Fourth again in fall 2012 but hadn't started working with Tracey (March 2013 was our first lesson with her).
He was at my parents' ranch and so we had no covered arena. When it was raining, I would mostly ride him down the road and back, but one day I decided to haul out.
Rico had not been on a trail ride since before his surgery (July-ish 2010) and so that winter he did his first one! The facility has a little path that is mostly flat that goes around a large cow pasture. Rico didn't care that it was super boring, he was all about it!
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| Fields, just starting to get a bit of green in them |
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| A random lone tree |
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| So excited |
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| Actually the ugliest horse |
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| Not my favorite tree but close |
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| Happy ears |
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| I promise we put a topline on him later lol |
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| Palm trees |
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| Looking at the cows |
This is the same facility that has my favorite tree. I hope this summer, TC and I can go visit every weekend we have free.
Rico looks soooo excited in these photos!
ReplyDeleteHe was so happy to be out there! He loves trail riding, I really hope I can get him out there more this year.
Deletethat road looks like an awesome hacking path.
ReplyDeleteIt's great! The road itself is a little slick but there are trails on either side that hold up pretty well. And it's all flat, which was good for Rico because he was restricted with hills due to his injuries.
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