Best laid plans...

Well... I did manage to make it to the barn with just enough daylight to squeeze in a ride on P. Unfortunately, said ride was nothing but counter-productive. I don't much feel like going into details about it. Hmmph.

I'm noticing a disturbing pattern here. Less than stellar ride, off for a week due to the weather, less than stellar ride, off for another week. Yeah... this schedule isn't cutting it for me or P.

I think the need to keep my filly in some sort of consistent working routine outweighs my concerns about the footing. Tomorrow, despite the forecasted rain, I'm going to buck up and do SOMETHING constructive with her. Even if we just go down to the "ring" and do some groundwork in hand. Anything is better than her thinking her only responsibilities in life are to clean up her meals and stand to be groomed.

On that note... a couple pictures! Nothing fancy, just my horses in the pasture this evening.

Are those boots and breeches you're wearing? Crap.

Hi mom!

This is rare, photographic evidence of B's tell-tale "guilty" face. But everything seemed in order tonight, so maybe he was just happy to see me for once? Nah, it can't be true. Maybe he just wanted to look cute on the internet.

A side note-- they're just wearing their light sheets. I would have liked them to go naked on such a nice, sunny day... but that never happened this morning. Pot, meet Kettle. Oh well, everyone lived to tell the tale.