Last Sunday we planned a ride with Ronda and Penny. Ronda was very sweet to bring Virpi a horse to ride, Prince, whose owner is not able to ride any longer, and whom Virpi fell in love with immediately. I was suppose to ride Joe, another one of Ronda's horses, but after a quick body check concluded, that his back was sore and didn't feel right about riding him, so I borrowed Faith (Tom's horse) from Armando, who had just saddled her to ride. Faith seemed quite content to be switched from Armando's heavy Mexican saddle to my light English one with an air pad and all. She felt so good and styling, that she was walking ahead of everyone on the way out as well as on the way back.
We rode to Cameron's restaurant, hitched the horses and sat on the outside table for lunch.
The weather was totally grabby, cold, drizzly fog, but it did not dull our mood. It felt great to be on a horse again with good company and good food. And Faith is such a lovely ride. What an awesome relaxing, leisurely Sunday.
Of course Virpi and I hardly had time for our own horses afterwards, which definitely showed on their disappointed faces. And I felt guilty for spending the day with another horse after we stuck Madeira and Steal back into their stalls after only a 15 min. walk. But Faith, who lives just one stall down from Madeira, seemingly beamed while she stood sticking her head over the fence of her paddock, and patiently waited for her after ride treats. On the way out I slipped her a few peppermints and thanked her for a fun day.
Faith waiting patiently for her after ride treats.
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