rode

before the gales.

it was windy - but we didnt' notice it down at theyard, it was only as we left that the wind hit us! had a nice ride. four of us out; at one point all 4 horses were moving as though their legs were going through glue, very bizarre!

molly was very good; towards the end she was marching on ahead along the road no bother - then the others wanted to go along the field instead, and we had a tro. she did her usual sewing machine trot but then started to relax into it and i felt as though i was getting the rise right.

personally i could have done with continuing along the road, for the benefit of molly's feet (they need road work!) but one of the people doesn't do roads very well....

i was pleased with both of us, i have to say! and she's very good about going under the railway bridge (east coast main line) where some of the others don't like it...)

then went up to meet a work acquaintance for lunch, planning a conference for a year come may (i.e. may 2008!). glad to get him to the point, we've been meaning to do this for a coule of years (already did three) but last year someone took the wind out of our sails by borrowing our format for an identical conference aimed at half of our audience! pah. then went to buy a friend a haybar and back to teh yard, when it was time to bed up and bring in (possibly a bit early, but it was starting to spit on to rain, and the wind got a lot worse). meant to go to the pictures but time allison had visited her mother we were 10 minutes late...