More horse training today! Now that the weather is (hopefully) improving, we have our noses to the grindstone trying to get ready for a week-long trail ride in May. The Girls (as we affectionately call them) got in and out of the trailer perfectly -- no more rearing up or struggling for 4.5 hours. Oprah (here on the right) is still getting used to backing out of this spot in the trailer, because she has to bend around a wall and then back out, but she did a marvelous job. We rode them for a couple of hours in an indoor arena a few miles from our house. Oprah's biggest challenge was staying focused amidst a giant salad bar: hay stacked ceiling-high on two sides of the arena. But we walked in circles, in straight lines, in figure eights... every way we could walk and stayed in line. Both she and Shep got to come home earlier than expected because they did so well. This was my first day riding since before Thanksgiving. Back in the saddle!
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD1000. Outside at about 1:00 p.m., overcast skies.
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