I know, I know. It’s that quiet around here of late.
I’d admit that I’m kind of a horrible, inconsistent blogger. But y’all knew that anyway.
I’ve been a combination of busy and not-busy. Busy with things like work, and the holidays. Not so busy with things like actually riding my horse.
And truth be told, I can only make endless circles in the arena sound exciting so many times. So this weekend, we took a walk around the neighborhood. I think the pony enjoys seeing me hoof it next to her sometimes versus toting my butt around all the time.
The neighbors across the street had a new addition to the front of their property: Goats!
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| The Pony Who Stares At Goats |
Mimi would like a goat. Her best friend at one of the boarding stables was Trixie the pygmy goat. Trixie would, when she was allowed out of her pen, hang out in Mimi’s stall and shared the pony’s hay.
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| Four-legged weed whacker |
Then we came back to the barn and ate grass next to the driveway for about .5 seconds. (It’s non-existent in the pasture right now, so I’m paranoid about her level of exposure to too much green stuff. )
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| Saturday morning ride start. 75s out on trail, waiting for the 50s to start checking in. (One perk of not riding: I was up at 5:30 instead of the 3:30 wakeup I would have gotten had I been riding and had to get ready.) |
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| Color-coordinated. And cold. |
The ride went really well, as far as I could tell. The weather was perfect. It was downright cold up until about 11 in the morning, at least for me sitting at the timing table. Around 2:00, the clouds blew out and it warmed up enough to where I was comfortable in a t-shirt…which meant I was sufficiently re-heated to be able to handle the oncoming cool evening.
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| Despite what the photo shows, it’s actually a lovely matte cocoa color. I added the custom Renegade orange racing stripes. |
And my one impulse buy at the ride was actually useful: new helmet. I looked at my old one and realized it was about two years past its “best by” date (which is approximately 5 years past the date of manufacture). That’s not ideal…
Go Pony • Go the Distance 
That does sound like a dream job. I'd trade you any day! Mimi likes goats? So funny how some horses love them and others despise them. Rose is dangerous around goats… especially ones that aspire to share food with her.
And new helmets, especially ones you've already jazzed up, are great purchases. We like your head in one piece. =)
She loves goats…it's others animals I have to watch out for around her. She is really fussy about the other horses she likes. She doesn't care about cats. She likes chickens. She HATES dogs.
For me, paying off a car and buying a new helmet are both nerve-wracking. When I pay off a car, I spend about two weeks thinking the engine will explode or someone will t-bone me, and when I buy a new helmet I'm sure my horse will buck me off into a rock. Good luck with the new helmet jitters! Can't wait to see some racing stripes.
Exactly! I'm fully convinced I have now jinxed myself and the universe will conspire to wreck my new helmet.