Hey! It Really is Spring!

Well I think we can finally say it is spring. Steph and I went out on Tuesday to ride. Steph decided she was ready to ride Kiko. They had all just been turned out on the hill pasture so we had to go on the hike to find them. We were greeted by a stampede of horses. We grabbed Kiko and Cody and hope the rest of the horses would follow so we could lock them up and not have "helpers" when we went to ride. Unfortunately the rest of the herd decided to stop where they were and graze some more. We groomed Kiko and Cody in the paddock where Cody proceeded to scream and cry. We had their saddles on by the time the rest of the herd finally came running up the hill to see what the fuss was about. Axel was trailing the group but cantering and looking really great. It's too bad I didn't have a video camera or something, he looked really good.

So in the end we were able to lock everyone up in the paddock so we could make an easier crossing. Gunner was the only one that decided grazing was a better idea than coming to see what Cody was going on about. So he ended up staying in the pasture. He really didn't care what we were doing so we were able to cross the bridge with no help. Once we got across the bridge and on our way Cody calmed down and was a manageable horse. He still had some issues not totally walking down the little hills but he wasn't freaking out. I went with the longest rein I could muster and I think it really helped. He still wasn't totally in tune with listening to me asking for a walk or halt. But he was a lot calmer about the whole situation without me yanking on his face.