Checking Water
Between new meds and watering down hay and the corrals, Rusty has been feeling much better!
I asked the kids if I could come with them to fill the cows water. They were surprised that they were going to have to ride to get the water. After all, the last two days with the wind howling hard enough to blow you away if you stood outside they had gotten to take the pickup out there.
Today was different. The weather was gorgeous. There were riding and they would enjoy it whether they wanted to or not.
But, could I come with too?
They weren’t sure but relented in the end.
I saddled Rusty and brought Sunshine along on the lead. Usually he gets to run loose, but not with the kids riding too. Their mares were feeling hot enough as it was. When I got on Rusty and Sunshine both wanted to bolt. The mares were hard to hold back at a trot. By the time we got out of the yard I had managed to get in the back of the line and the mares settled nicely.
The kids neither wanted nor needed company. It was nice to see. They knew where and what to do. They chatted and played happily way off in front. They were busily doing all sorts of things to make me very nervous, reminding me why I’m sending them off on their own. Without me telling them what to do, or not do, they can figure it out on their own and try things I would never encourage. This is my lesson plan. Sending them of to experiment and fail if it comes to that.
Today Sunshine needed a lesson to, so we went along anyway trying to stay out of the way.
It was very upsetting to Sunshine not to get to gallop freely. He wanted to go faster and different places. Rusty was getting grouchy as the obnoxious youngster tried to lunge ahead of nipped at him in frustration. It was a beautiful day for a beautiful ride. I was glad we invited ourselves along.
