and glad i did, as it rained mizzly most of the day and my friend didnt' get anything done with her horse!
longlined some of the big field next to the paddock, having turned charlie out. he was ok at first, but i knew i'd done the right thing putting his lightweight rug on, as he started running about ... not sure why, as if he'd stayed wher ehe was looking over the corner of the fence, he would have still been able to see molly .. but there we go!
i NEARLY lost her as well, once, but happily only mislaid one line not both....
couple of times on circles, both ways, and she was ok with that, and for the first time cantered .. but i wasnt' expecting it and that was cue missing line! too fast for me too unexpectedly on longlines.
hadn't cantered her that way before! think she wanted to be somewhere...
then went back along next to the paddock and further out towards the hill, she didn't want to turn round and come back...
when we did get her turned to come back, then met two ridden horses - all very good about that, molly didn't try to follow them as i thought she might, and they didn't spook at this horse being longlined!
Think i'll try and keep this up whilst the mornings stay light, subject to the weather of course, but go down a shade earlier - didn't get home until just before 9!
oh, and molly's being a complete tart - i shall need to wash her tail and bum! pah! that's the one disadvantage of keeping a mare with a gelding, and molly takes after her mother, who was also a bit of a tart on the quiet!
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girls hey! Sounds like you're both settling in really well Claire.
Early morning workouts can be fun, actually. Once you are out of bed, that is.
I lost the outside line when Tucker took off the other day--it snapped. Makes for an interesting bit of work to get them to come back to you if they are having a notion about going somewhere else. *G*
All this long lining seems to be paying off. It must be getting you fit too, Claire :-)
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