My wish came true, and the rain held off just enough for me to ride Cohasset up the hill to visit Doc again. It sprinkled off and on, but the rain waited until daylight was fading to start really coming down. I decided to take as much advantage of the weather as I could, and bring my mare, Dixie, along for the ride. She needed exercise very badly since she is also neglected lately due to Doc.
This turned out to not be the brightest idea I have ever had. Dixie decided to spontaneously come into season as soon as she got a look at our handsome man, Doc. Of course, I didn't let them anywhere near each other, but I did have to pass behind her at a distance. This was close enough for Dixie's liking, so she would swing her backside around and give Doc a good look at her business. She even squirted at him a few times! (Gross!) The good news is that Doc didn't give her a second glance.
As for our ponying lesson for the day, it ended up being short and semi-sweet. Like some of our lessons in the past, it was time to hit the brakes and go all the way back to the beginning. There were plenty of other distractions in this environment, so Doc was a little more anxious than he was yesterday. We started off well enough going down the driveway, but both Doc and Cohasset resisted leaving home and Dixie behind. I decided that it wasn't worth fighting two horses to leave home, so we settled for making circles around the house. Since it was obvious that we weren't in the best situation to try and make a productive lesson out of it, I decided to be happy with a good straight line with both horses in perfect position with no resistance. We stopped at that. Now lets all just hope for a break in the rain, and I will do it all again without one ingredient: Dixie. :)
Stay dry and safe out there...
~Jackie
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