it was the first time this semester she's kicked our asses, outright. we did these body circles, or undulations that are essentially the basis of the camel walk, and one minute into them my thighs just started burning. i can't even imagine being able to do that for ten minutes. she had us doing it consistently for about three. it was tough. i had to keep stopping and stretch my legs so my thighs wouldn't ignite. but it was amazing. i was soaked from head to toe halfway through class.
today at the farm we had to halter the old gal, actually, just attach the leadline and bring her in. but nicole warned,
don't chase her, she'll get bitchy.
and i never do. so we walked out into the paddock and our friends encircled us to say hello. it's been a week. and as we were walking out toward the horses, velvet (the old gal), was by herself in the left side of the field, and the rest of the horses were across a little dry stream, under some trees in the right side of the paddock. so i told my girl,
don't go for her, let's go say hello to everyone else and then she'll be curious and probably come over.
well, the hoopla lasted for about five minutes, scratching and sniffing, and saying hello (i didn't sniff them, they sniffed me).
though bitty didn't get her requisite scratch, so i promised to return.
and took the lead, and a cookie, to the old gal. i approached her with the cookie in my hand so she could see it. i stopped short of her, and let her take the two steps toward me, then i clipped the line on after she ate her cookie.
no problem. i've never had a problem catching her.
so we walk her out, and i see her to the barn with my girl, then i went back to the paddock, because i owe bitty a scratch. last week, i was too tired to stand up, so i didn't visit them.
i went into the paddock and the little welsh pony received me gladly.
but the big girl, the thoroughbred, the alpha mare, kept sniffing me and the pony, she wouldn't back down. she wasn't being aggressive, so much as she was just curious. just being nice. so i scratched her a bit, and then i walked away with bitty. but the rest of them followed us, and so i wound around through the field, and back to the gate, losing them along the way. i'd told myself just to walk and see what happened. bitty joined me a couple times, but i crossed the dry stream and she didn't so i went on alone. i'd recovered some bell boots earlier and was looking for their matches. but, to no avail.
so at the gate, the little pony gets another scratch, and the big girl comes over again. and i am between these two horses, the big girl really likes bitty, but bitty doesn't like being liked so much. and let out a bit of a whinney. so i thought, it best, if they got feisty not to be positioned between them. let them duke it out, and i'll be in the clear, but everyone kept following me. then the other two horses came to see what all the hubub was about, and so, i left the paddock because it was crowded by the gate and they are not mine. i really shouldn't take so many liberties.
but i adore them. these beautiful souls. i told nicole today,
they seem very happy here.
and she said,
yes.
and i, for once, wasn't so tired i was useless. i did read an entire chapter in the space of my girl's time with velvet. which was a bonus. i need to get back to that now.
but the class tonight was beyond description amazing. this is the way to have a day off. i must say.
peace. out.
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