I just wanted to give a shout-out to the wonderful supportive people in the Natural Connection. Such a wonderful, fun, supportive group of people! We opted for a trail ride yesterday in the cool confines of a Northern Virginia forest adjacent to the farm property. It really is the only thing you can do in 98 degree heat with 75% humidity. The outdoor is in the blazing hot sun and the indoor is stifling with not enough circulation.
Trail riding is a nice change of pace for horse and rider. I try not to let my equitation slack off too much though. :-) There were about a dozen of us - almost the whole herd, out on the trail. Did you know that squirrels prey on horses? Ben's horse Pheonix sure thought so! Fortunately there were about 4 horse lengths between Amber and Pheonix at the time so there wasn't a "cascade of spooking." Our route was mostly flat and grassy with one "strenuous" hill. The tricky part is not going up the hill but coming back. Amber thinks she can just charge down the hill. I would really like her to settle back on her hindquarters going down so I don't feel like I'm going to get launched over her head!
In the "horses are expensive and deliberately force us to spend money on them category" - princess dislodged her fly mask somewhere in the million acre field. Mommy is hoping there are some on sale at Dover's tent sale this weekend. For now, fly spray will have to do the trick.
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