Sunday, August 2, 2015

Ride Time? Not So Fast!

Skip has a sore on his back. I don't know how it happened, it is not a saddle rub, but he could have banged it rolling around. KC has bald spots on his head from rolling in the pasture.

I put balm on it to keep the flies out and it has been nearly a week, so we decided we'd ride, taking it easy. And use the dressage saddle and fleece pad so it wouldn't even touch the sore.

It started out OK, but soon after we got into the woods, Skip began acting out and trying to bite the saddle or shaking like a wet dog. He adjusted the saddle and it was OK for a few hundred yards, then Skip would start again.

We had numerous opportunities to turn back, and didn't take them. Eventually we had no choice.

We were out for nearly four hours, but ended up doing one big loop in McKeldin Park. We walked back most of the way, because Skip couldn't handle the saddle or the pad or something. We won't be doing that again!

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