One last hoooraaaahhh

I rode Red this afternoon in the back of the ranch.  Would have preferred Tyrrell Park though.  We started in the arena and he did a great job...side passed, backed, turned on hauches and forequarters like a pro.

We went down the ranch road.  They had cut hay.  We were trotting behind Sarge and Red stopped himself.  LOL  he is sometimes a lazy boy.  We went right past the windmill and there was tractor ruts going at an angle and all of a sudden Sarge did a major spook and shot to the right.  Red reacted and moved quickly to the right.  LOL  A thought shot through my head that I was going to get dumped but Red quickly moved and just as quickly stopped.  He is such a good boy.  He didn't spook...he just got out of Sargent's way! 

We went into the trees and good gracious - his head went up and he collected himself.  We went trotting through the turns and twists...through trees/branches like the fanoodle thingies - he wasn't in the least concerned - they weren't purple fanoodles.  Charged right through.  Went down one that was full of spiders - we side passed and played spider polo and we won!  Denise and Red 2 - Spider's 0.  We came out of the trees and cut back across the mowed hay....we did a little canter and it was so much fun. 

I hugged him up so much I think he thought I was going to choke him.  I had put Cowboy Magic on his mane and he smelled so good. 

Archie had shoes put on Butterbean.  They only got the left side done and Butterbean was giving them so much trouble they gave up...they are going to go at it again and tranquilize him.  Margaret always said he was a pill to trim/shoe!