flies

we haven't been really plagued by flies so far this year, but they were certainly out tonight - must be the damp

it's the last week in june - hoppings week in newcastle, wimbledon, therefore it rains. (the hoppings is the fair on the town moor, it always turns into a quagmire!)

so gaynor & I rode.

Molly pulled away and broke the twine she was tied up to twice; guess she wanted back into the field, as that was where she went. When I eventually got on, she was back to tanking off, and threw in a few minor bucks as well tonight, not helpful

we set off round the 20 acre, then up the hill in canter, then back round the top and down the back of the geldings field. the only time we were free of flies was when we were cantering, or when we were on top of the hill in a breeze. doing the gates was a real pain, flies buzzing round our heads, the horses heads, euch. we'd not thought to put fly repellent on first. and the hill down the back of the geldings field is seriously steep, I hadn't done it before, and cant' see me doing it too many times in the future, not downhill and certainly not when it's been raining- scarily slippy! very steep! we didn't like it!

but we had a good ride. Molly is odd. she'll do a nice steady canter but then prats about at a gate for no reason. Hope she behaves herself when she goes on her holidays, will be a bit of nightmare if she doesn't!