Happy Horses = Happy Horsewoman

I took my horses to the arena today and had a very nice workout with both of them. They behaved so nicely and really loved getting out of the pasture. They always get excited when I start hitching the truck up to the trailer. They LOVE going places to ride-usually just fun shows, trail rides, and arena work-so they all associate the trailer as a GOOD thing. They especially seem to want to get out of a muddy drylot so I usually have perked eared horses staring at me longingly at the gate. Pick me! Pick me! If I pick only one, I'm in trouble. : )

I rode both horses last Sat, but Missy was a big brat. Buck, buck, buck! Well, she is only 4 and she's got an attitude! Oh, does she ever! It's certainly has become better, but her personality isn't too personable sometimes......I guess it's a compliment that God gives me the hard horses to work with since He knows I'm patient and ready to handle them with a bit of love everyday. I admit, some days it's hard to love a horse who is being bad....but God could say the same thing about me......I'm not saying this because I'm proud-I just can't believe He's never given up on me, never left me, and He always loves me. This makes me cry and smile at the same time....to have a friend like Jesus.....it's amazing!

Anyway, Missy behaved much much better in the arena today and we even got to work on some of our tougher maneuvers such as the sidepass and 360 degree pivots. Kitty had a great day of riding as well. She is so responsive and has so much heart, but even Kitty has her weekly "moments." Hey, if my horses were perfect and knew everything all the time, we wouldn't have anything to work on and I would get bored of that......