mucky field is mucky

Isabel got her tootsies did this week and I took advantage of the opportunity to squeeze in a sunset ride afterward.

Izzy was kind of rude for the farrier - mostly good riiiiight up until he'd start tapping the nails back in. Then she'd just slowly start leaning backwards, like he wouldn't notice that huge shift in her weight... C'mon mare - just stand please?

'nah, i'd rather not, thx' -isabel

She was then a little perplexed as to why she had to work AGAIN after enduring the whole trauma of standing for 25 minutes for the trim and reset. Poor thing!

This was my first attempt at a non-trail ride at the farm in over a month. And it was kind of a bust. Our arena is still unrideable, so we tried the field. There's a roped off 'temporary arena' that's already completely trashed... and most of the other areas are either too hilly given how slippery it is, or kind of marshy/boggy. 

It's hard to tell from the picture, but the ground is pretty frozen, making the uneven choppy mud kinda treacherous. 

So we just walked. I kinda expected Isabel to be somewhat witchy, given her attitude to the farrier, and then some shenanigans at the mounting block (ughhhh)... but she was fine. 

All the same, tho, we kept it really short. I wasn't overly optimistic about the footing when we headed out there, yet I still somehow ended up disappointed. Since she was so willing to do nice things at the walk (despite so much mud - the HORROR), I just called it a day after a few laps.

Then we spent a little more time on Isabel's favorite activity EVAR - grazing. There's almost no grass at all... but she still loves it so I humor her haha. Whatever keeps the mare happy, right?