A Trail Ride and A Metal Calf

Saturday was such a fun day for me. My BO's older son comes out to help him with stuff around the barn. So, we pretty much hung out the whole time. I rode Ava for a long time and even started to desensitize her to the lariat (rubbing and bouncing it on her sides and even having it drag behind her). We ended our ride with that. She did really good and was very calm for all the commotion going on around the barn.

After Ava was put away I rode one of my BOs horse's. I like riding other horses besides my own, I think it really does help with my seat and helps myself to "never settle" into one horse. She could be a stinker though, she kept trying to ram me up against the wall and my knee ended up getting skinned pretty bad, it stung forever! I liked how light she was though. Eventually the indoor arena was getting pretty crowded so my BO's son (whom had been talking to me the whole time this was going on) and I rode outside for a while. It was really nice and although my BO's son (let's just call him Cappy) can tease me and sometimes mock me it surprisingly doesn't annoy me in the slightest (mainly because I do the exact same thing to him). So, it evens itself out. On our way back the horse I was riding kept prancing to catch up with Cappy and his horse, it kind of annoyed me but when we finally did catch up she was fine. Such a nice little trail ride.

After I was completely done riding I went off to put my horse away and then said bye to Ava (officially). When I walked back into the barn Cappy was roping a metal calf and asked me if I wanted to learn. I was like "heck yeah!" and then we practiced until I had to leave. It was so much fun and Cappy is a great teacher too, easy for me to understand. I really want to practice more roping the next time I go out.

Finally it was time for me to go home. I helped Cappy clean up our roping set up, said our teasing goodbyes and then went home. On my way back I checked the clock, it had been almost six hours! Time flies when you're having fun.

My saddle, I'll get more pictures soon!