If You Never Bleed You're Never Gonna Grow

New blogger fucked up the order I selected photos in, and I am too tired from fighting with it to care anymore, so you're gonna get this update out of order. Sorry not sorry? It would be nice if new blogger didn't suck so bad... ugh. 

Friday night after a mediocre ride (hey she can't always be amazing lol), Cinna was a little concerned by the deer in the back pasture. So we walked out to see them (me on the ground, because I like living). She grew approximately four hands as we got closer to them. 

I had planned for another really laid back ride like Wednesday. Unfortunately, she came out with her tail on fire so most of the ride was trying to get her to chill out and take like 3 relaxed steps in a row. 

It didn't help that the neighbor was cutting down trees or something right on the fenceline, so not only was it incredibly noisy, but he kept popping in and out of our line of sight in bright green clothes. 

We did finally end on a good note, it just took like 5 mini-bolts in the canter and a complete refusal to acknowledge any steering leading to her almost crashing into the fence before the light bulb clicked back on and she remembered she is in fact a broke horse and does understand steering and cues. 

Oh well. At least she's pretty! 

Thursday (yes, these should come before Friday, but new blogger doesn't agree), Ruby and I had a really good ride. 

I'm still a little obsessed with her mermaid browband from Pearlescent Pony. 

She actually worked up a sweat in our arena ride so we hacked out after to cool off. The neighbor's sheep were being super sketchy. She eyeballed them very closely to make sure they weren't going to attack us or anything. 

Just the best bay mare doing best bay mare things!

You can tell fall is coming in our woods. 

Saturday was supposed to be dreary and a little rainy, but I was itching to get out of the house (since I was finally off quarantine and could actually LEAVE my house haha). In a stroke of luck, Karen was only an hour away at Regionals, so I got to go play paparazzi! 

Hampton thought I might be tasty

ROCKING HER SHAD

I want to be Karen when I grow up. 

Hampton is THE ACTUAL CUTEST in his double

Karen shows with a really fun group of people, one lady brought her ducks haha. 

They were very snuggly!

There was a mobile tack store with the MOST BEAUTIFUL blingy rose gold whip that I wanted. But I own a bagillion whips already so I behaved myself and didn't buy it... sigh. 

Karen and Hampton ROCKED their AA I-1 Championship ride -- but I'll let her tell you all about that ;) 

"I am the best boy, yes?" -- Hampton, definitely. 

It was a very horsey weekend, with Sunday bringing a super fun trail adventure. But that will have to wait until tomorrow! (or Wednesday, depending on if I have any time to write lol).