Today was our third trip to the pond, and we made the most of it. Huckleberry seemed excited to be going somewhere, and the whole time I was saddling Cohassett up, he hung around us like an eager child. He allowed me to pick his feet and put his boots on without being tied up, and when it was time to leave, he was right in "pony" position, ready to go. The ride up to the pond was a brisk one. Both horses were feeling energetic, so we did a lot of trotting along the way. Cohassett seemed to know exactly where we were going (I think I need to change my route!), and led the way willingly to the pond. I finally managed to handle my camera on this journey, so here are a few shots for you:
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| Buddies all the way |
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| Havin' a soak |
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| Rolling! |
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| Kaia's helping... can't you tell? |
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| Splashing around |
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| Flinging water with his mouth! |
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| Three Amigos |
The ride home was very interesting. Huckleberry was reluctant to leave the pond, but after making me drop his lead rope a few times because he put on the brakes and Cohassett didn't... we finally managed to pick up a comfortable trot up the path towards home. When we reached a fork in the road, I allowed Cohassett to choose the way, and he surprised me by choosing the long way home. Not far past that turn, we came across a VERY scarey real-estate sign that hadn't been there before. Cohassett jumped out of his skin and landed about 10 feet from where he started. Thankfully, I stayed on his back, but lost Huck's lead rope, yet again. Huckleberry only jumped a few feet, so poor Cohassett had to go back towards the scarey sign to pick up his pony... whom we now know is braver than the old man!
Good boy Huckleberry Pie!!
~Jackie
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