Dinos in the Fridge & My First Lesson

This is what passes for humor at our house.  Dinos in the refrigerator.  Yep, that just happened.

So, I had my first English riding lesson today.  It's so very different! The saddle looks like it weighs 5 pounds instead of 35, the cinch is called a girth which buckles on (what?), and there's strange headgear (figure 8?).  BUT, the saddle was super comfy and I didn't feel unsafe even though I was on a ginormous Warmblood/TB mix that made me feel like I was 25 feet in the air.

Things to practice before the next lesson: toes forward, legs on horse all the time, alternate leg pressure at every step.

Cripes. It's like learning to drive stick shift all over again.  Only I didn't have aches in my back and legs when I learned to drive stick shift.

Let the Dino Weekend Begin

It's my birthday Monday and the girls at work did some redecorating in my office ... dinosaurs everywhere!

(Notice the Breyer horses ... a black Morgan for Rhu and a dark bay Morgan for Morgie)

 

They bought me four dinosaur snouts to wear, but I couldn't wear them alone ... 

So I recruited some help!

My boss explained the snouts were supposed to go on your nose.

Oh.

That seemed almost normal, so I went back to wearing it on my forehead for the rest of the day.