Bath time and Riding!

It was so warm on Sat that i was able to give Melody a Bath and i was able to ride on Sunday in a tank top.

I really do dislike shedding season, i had spent forever on grooming Melody and i had handfuls of hair from her. So since it has been muddy also and it was in the 70s i pulled out the hose and shampoo and gave her a bath. I think she appreciated that! She looked great after i was done with her, but she still has a lot more shedding out to do and Weight to gain. I can't wait to see her fully filled out. She is defiantly getting lots of food and i know she is loving that. She loves her grain and calls for it when it is time for dinner.

Sunday i did some more riding, i wasn't able to do it for long because my leg was starting to bother me. I even trotted a bit but had to stop cause my leg started to hurt so i knew that i had to take it slow. I really just wanted to get some more riding time done. Melody did great and i think she even felt that i was in pain cause she really slowed down for me.

She got quite a bit of grazing time on sat and on sun. I let her roam around the back yard (supervised of course) to "mow the lawn" as my dad would put it. She defiantly loved that.

The weekend was sure a teaser but i heard it's supposed to get warm again on Friday, so hopefully i can get some more riding time, since it's been raining for two days straight.

I also got Four new Rabbits, so i can start my breeding project. I have one adult Doe named Lotti!

Well that's about it for now.

First Play day and First time kicked!

I'm gonna put my post into two parts, to blog about two different events!

Last Saturday was one heck of a day. My best friend Danielle and I decided to do a Play day with Melody and her horse Raider. We put both the mares in the trailer and drove to a fair ground that has some nice arenas that are open to the public. We tacked up, and of course melody stood there like a good girl.

We started riding, and i have to admit i was nervous, although i trust my girl, this was the first time i have ever ridden away from home and in an Arena. I loved it, it felt so good to have a horse that i can ride and feel comfortable on. She did great as usual!

My friend and Raider did good too, Danielle is working on getting her mare ready for open show in a couple months. She wants to show barrels with her. they just need to work on their canter because Raider paces, cause she was a harness racer. But Danielle is a fantastic rider and i know once summer comes and they get more riding time they will do fine.

But of course what comes with the good comes with the bad.

We were coming to an end to our ride and we wanted some pictures togeather. We wanted to get some closer togeather, well that was a bad idea. I think my mare shifted her butt and that made Raider MAD so she full out bucked and kicked out at Melody and me. Well of course i got hit in my right leg. Ouch did that hurt. I was so stunned and so shocked all i wanted to do was get off Melody and sit on the ground. My friends dad had to remind me to breath cause i was hyperventilating from the pain.

I'm so proud of melody tho, instead of taking of, all she did was side step away from Raider and stood there while everyone came to see if i was ok. she even stood there while Danielle pulled me out of the saddle and carried me to the car. What a good girl she was.

My friends mom drove me to the ER because i bleeding from a nice size gash in my leg. nothing was broken thank god, but i got seven stitches and i have a big abrasion and tons of bruising. I never ever wanna be kicked again that's for sure. But it was an experience and i learned something!