Doozy naturally got a couple days off after her fantastic weekend at the Area II Champs, especially after all that trailering oof! But life goes on, and we got back to it with a lovely evening hack with a barn buddy!
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| the days are noticeably shorter by now, with unmistakeable color changes in the landscape |
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| especially out in the big hay fields! |
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| i really love and am grateful for how pleasant doozy is for this simple hacking routine |
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| often we end up alone, but the horses seem to love having company! and the riders too, natch |
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| there are apparently other (and longer) trail routes, but i actually quite like our little routine circuit |
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| doozy is a very bold horse, but she’s also a typical thoroughbred — she likes knowing the answers in advance |
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| so i think she appreciates this predictable path. no surprises, no work. just… marchin around lol |
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| i’ll be sad when the clocks change, tho |
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| especially given that our outdoor arena doesn’t have lights, it’ll be hard to prioritize hacking on weekends when we might otherwise be itching to school outside |
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| there’s still time, tho. so for now, we take advantage of the daylight hours when we can! |
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| “yes yes that’s very nice and all, but #NeedsMoarCookiesPls” — doozy, 100% |
Good mare! Having a pleasantly hacking horse is honestly one of my number one priorities in a partner.
ReplyDeleteAgreed 1,000% !! I’d take it a step further tho and say that fundamentally my horse just needs to be downright pleasant to spend time with <3
DeleteLook at those fall colours! I'm dreaaaaddding the clocks changing as well
ReplyDeleteBarn buddy hacks are good for the soul.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that trail looks so inviting.
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely fields and woods to ride through. I wish I could join you!
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