Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Worst Day Ever!

This was the worst day since being in my new home.  MOM(Mean Old Mare)came to get me out of the round pen prison early this morning, even earlier than yesterday and I thought, great I get to eat some grass earlier than usual!  But NOOOOOO, she took me right into the barn, brushed my coat, wrapped my legs, put goop on the soles of my feet and then put this screen thing on my head, wth?  To make things worse, she shoots some yucky paste stuff in my mouth.
We traveled further than yesterday so I know we're going someplace different.  I hate that highway close to the stinky fairgrounds.  It's so bumpy!
We arrive at someplace I've never seen before, but it's quiet and there's several horses ( and dogs and a pot bellied pig)around.  MOM takes me down to the big arena and lunges me while a pretty blond lady rides another horse around.  I feel good and I buck a little, but I think I'm tired and ready to quit.  MOM does too so she puts my bridle on and gets on my back.  I'm nice enough, walking and trotting, minding my own business when the lady asks us to canter.  Oh boy, I have new-found energy, yea!  I think I'll try to buck, just a small one.  Uh oh, the lady tells MOM that I need more lungeing only this time The Lady does it.  She put the chain OVER my nose; things go well until she says "Whoa". Usually this means for me to turn, face and walk up to the person holding the line.  The lady doesn't agree and she jerks the line to make me stop and let's me think about it.........we do that a few times and I finally thought about it enough that I knew that "Whoa" means whoa, freeze, don't move!  Then the lady rides me...oh boy...not good.  I got several lessons from her in that hour, but I must've finally been good because everyone seemed happy and then MOM gets on me!  Will this lesson ever end????  Luckily, the lady was more concerned with how MOM was riding me than what I was doing and finally, finally the lesson was over.  I was untacked, hosed off and tied to the trailer with some hay while MOM and the lady talked some more.  I've posted a picture of me at the end of the lesson from hell.  Hopefully, MOM is tired enough that she'll take tomorrow off!

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