Happy to Oblige

26 minutes - 1.11 miles - Rhulain

Rhu called out to me as my car pulled in the front gate.  She fixed me with an intent gaze and late me know she was ready for a walk.  So, I changed clothes and went out to oblige.  She hung her head over her rails and waited for me to affix the halter and head out for fun.

We trucked out to the sand dunes and stood for a while watching the world go by and the sun slink behind the mountains. I'm glad she asked to go out, I really enjoyed doing absolutely nothing with Rhu.

Sky Shots

28 minutes - 1.05 miles - Morgan, Bill & Zeus

From last night's walk ...

Bill and Zeus at the beginning and at the half way point

Merely 12 minutes elapsed, but drastic changes in light

A study in ears

Morgan's ears as we left the property, at the half way point, after 0.75 miles, and at the gate after our walk

Morgan walks with her tongue sticking out ... cracks me up.  Whenever I try to take a picture of her like this, she stops walking and lifts her head.  I handed the phone off to Bill and he was able to capture her little bit of tongue.  :)

I think I may have lost my horse

36 minutes - Rhulain - 0.71 miles

Bill decided to join Rhu and I for our walk today.  I asked him to hold her lead rope so I could get a picture of her with the sunset 

Then this happened ....

Yeah, they started walking down the street ... together ... without me holding the lead rope

He had her going up and down small dunes, over poles, and then he cuddled Rhulain. 

HE CUDDLED MY HORSE.

And she LIKED it.

The agony.

Don't get used to this you two.

Whole lot of nothing

Tuesday, August 12th  30 minute training  75°
Solo

Had flash flood warnings all day ... the rain made for some interesting cloud formations and sunsets ... here's a few of the pics on my way through the valley to the house

Morgan waiting patiently for the tacking process to begin

We saddled up with the intention to play with cones, but as soon as I swung in to the saddle we noticed a horse coming down the driveway. A neighbor stopped by to say hello, so we hung around chatting for a bit.  Gave us an opportunity to work on just standing still, so I count that as training.  

Rode out one driveway and in the other, untacked and called it a night.

Morgan's "I want my snacks now" look

Heard from a neighbor earlier in the day that there is a mountain lion in the dunes we normally ride near the house. Until the lion is caught or removed, I won't be riding alone in the dunes.

Sunsets are the Best!

Wednesday, July 30th  Left at 7:22 pm  Home at 8:12 pm  97°
Rode with Bill & Majesty

Lovely sunset to the west ... storm clouds to the east

Storms are moving in and the wind really picked up today, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to ride.  I managed to sweet talk Bill into joining us just as the sun was starting to slip down behind the mountains.

Morgan's mane just cracked me up in this photo

Morgan spies Bill's free hand and moves in for an ear rub

Morgan was an absolute pleasure to ride, even with the wind, crackling lightening off in the distance, and the sky growing darker.  She has learned to listen for the saddle bags to open and the distinct chime of the camera when it turns on ... then she stops moving and stands perfectly still. Apparently, I've been taking enough pictures lately that she's trained herself  :)

My absolute favorite picture of these two!

We wandered through the sand dunes, in the salt flats, and started down the path to our street. When we reached the corner, neither of us wanted to turn towards home just yet, so we extended our ride to include the streets we had taken yesterday with Wasabi.

Caught in the act of petting my beloved Morgan

We talked very little, but we shared some great moments.  I absolutely love spending time with my husband and my horse!  It was one of those days where I was just living in the moment ... the beautiful, splendid moments that can only be found in the saddle.

Picking up the pace as the sunlight was fading