a moderate success!

which I then ruined.....

anyway, went down with a view to riding at 9, which is the time people go out on a sunday - julie had gone out at 7, i met her leaving, and evelyn & rhona went at 8 - ..... umm.

so, anyway, thought we'd try again (on the principle that if i keep trying that's something!).

after 10 minutes blockage at the top of the hill down to the 20 acre, (after she'd tripped over something, probably her own feet despite being awake) during which molly proved that she CAN step backwards under saddle (will have to try and remember what i did, it involved flexions....) I eventually managed to ride her 3/4 way round the 20 acre - after 3 other blocks which I'd got her out of, AND managed to circle back to the direction i wanted to face without grief.

that last corner, though, wasn't a block, it was "there's a horse eating something in the wood or somewhere and whilst I can just about restrain myself from tanking off it's all getting a bit much for me without another horse" seriously tense under me (which she isn't when she blocks normally), very up on her toes, any pressure at that point would not have been the right move, so I got off and led the rest of the way. The trouble with that is, of course, there's nowhere to try and get back on.

so how did i spoil it? i tried to get back on back at the yard, and she wasn't co-operating....

still a moderate success for a last ride for a week, so pleased anyway.

will take laptop, you never know i might find a wifi spot, and will try and work out how to blog from phone ....edited to add, can't do that latter, apparently..