Trying to do a little more

I thought it was so funny, and I wondered what she must be thinking.

I wanted to try it again today, but apparently we are going to be getting a new bridge, in the near future, and there were surveyors crawling around all over my creek all afternoon. They stopped by and asked for permission, and to let me know what they were doing. I even turned off the electric fence for them.

Anyway, although I don't believe in letting a horse get out of work, just because there might be a scary person, suddenly pop up out of the creek, I didn't' exactly want an audience to pop up suddenly either, so in keeping with my determination to step out of my comfort zone a little bit, I cut a bridle path on Diamond and Chief instead. 

I don't have clippers, and they look choppy, but my horses have bridle paths, sort of, right where they belong, sort of.

I love that you are getting out there, getting more saddle time (or just more horsey time in general  ), and that you are trying new things.  Way to go you!!    It's nice that you can try these new things when you have your daughter riding with you, too.  I always have to ride alone, and sometimes it is more scary to try new things when you're alone, so when I'm feeling really nervous about something I want to try, I will try to at least drag hubby outside (I just hand him the camera and ask him to take pictures  ), and then at least I know that if things go south, I won't be laying on the ground long before help arrives.    I can't wait to hear more about your adventures, and pictures of course are always appreciated! 

By the way, I don't blame you at all for not wanting to get out there and ride while you had those guys popping up and down in your creek.  Safety first!  At least you were able to do something else with your horses during that time instead.  I used to trim my horses' bridle paths with scissors, so I know what you mean about them looking a little choppy, but hey, it works!    I finally invested in a nice pair of clippers, which of course meant a new thing to desensitize the horses too (never a bad thing), but wow do my bridle paths look better now!

Thank you HL I will try to keep my fanny up off her back and try to be more balanced. I think, I was thinking, that it would feel more like going up or down a steeper slope, which it wasn't at all. It was more like a jump, which totally took me by surprise.

My darling daughter had a great time with it, telling me how funny it was, when I bounced right up out of the saddle. The stinker didn't even stop laughing when I explained that "I," did NOT bounce up. Technically, "my horse" bounced down.

Big difference. laughing

We are supposed to be, practicing to really go trail riding some day, so even though we wouldn't need to leave the halters on, here at home, we would leave them on, on a real trail ride. I was taught to leave the halter on, by several trail riders, so incase you need to tie your horse, or if you just want to stop for a rest break, and want to take off their bridle, so they can eat some really green grass for a little bit, you can.

I guess, I really never thought about it to much, but did what I was advised to do.

Back, a few years ago, when I did actually go somewhere, a lady had a problem with her bridle. The leather that held the bit broke, and there was just no way to fix it, so it would be useable for much of anything. Someone else let her use their bridle, and finished the ride in a halter. I felt way outclassed, because those ladies were talking back and forth, about how they both felt perfectly safe, riding back with just a halter, and reins, and I was to nervous to even dismount, let alone offer to take off my bridle, or halter.