Huer

Today, I rode the infamous Houston B for the first time ever!! It was also my first time really riding (more than walk) any other horse besides Limerick since I got him in August, and boy was it different. I was originally just going to briefly hop on and walk around, but Hill encouraged me to trot a little bit. His trot was by far the most radically different gait from Limerick's and has a very distinct bouncy step to it. It felt a little choppier, which definitely was not helped by the fact that I rode in Hill's saddle and stirrups (she's 5'5", I'm 5'10") because I didn't expect to do much and didn't feel like changing them. Needless to say, I felt like a jockey...

Huey's canter is by far his best gait! I had no intention of cantering and didn't know how Hillary would feel about it, but she told me to go ahead and ask him for the transition since it was going so well. His transitions are amazing :) So much more immediate and responsive than Limerick's, which really drove home how much Limmers and I need to work on them. The awesomeness of his transitions (walk-canter especially) also shows how well Hillary has done riding/training him, as well as how much he has improved lately (leaps and bounds)! His canter is also much smoother and maybe less expressive than Limerick's, and I was actually able to sit it successfully. I often have trouble sitting Limerick's, especially without my back brace, so it was a nice change.

I also briefly rode Lim, who was a fire-breathing dragon after being cooped up in a stall for 24+ hours because of crappy weather. We went on a fun hack in the freezing cold with H&H and then schooled some canter transitions. He had tons of energy today, was a little bit hot, and therefore super responsive, so I actually got some walk-canter transitions. He was good overall, if a little distracted, and we ended on a good note. Like Hill said, she and I have a lesson tomorrow and we're playing musical ponies!! We'll both post with how that goes, but it should be a ton of fun and good for both of us :)

first attempt at trotting in superrr short stirrups 

In Huer's hay nest

So that we can remember what the sun looks like when it decides to disappear again

Best Friend <3

My baby sister <3