A Good Day in the Kitchen and at the Stable

MEGAN: After feeding the Hunter barn I turned out in Paddocks #1, 2, and 3 in the rain. Upon arriving at the indoor everything was done, so I did Simba’s stall, water, and went for a handwalk in the rain. We rode in the Working Student group at 10:30 intending to do our tests, but with the weather that was impossible. Instead, we just did parts of the tests- which overall went pretty well. I did not get him off my left leg effectively, but did do mini-leg-yields, work on bending in the warm-up, and really focused on forward (thinking medium and half-go instead of half-halt). I still need to use more half-halts when I ride, and really make sure I isolate my right and left leg. Overall, it was a successful ride. After showering and grazing Simba, I tacked up Charlie and worked with Heather in the indoor after a torrential downpour began outside. He went pretty well, and Lendon said he looked good! The rest of my afternoon, after bathing and grazing Charlie, was filled with laundry, cleaning Mica’s tackroom and feedroom, scooping twice, cleaning out a client’s trunk, and just generally tiding up. After coming home I emptied the dishwasher and helped clean the bathroom. After a workout and shower, I stopped at the store and got supplies to cook for the girls. We had my Yaya’s homemade marinara sauce, peas, mozzarella garlic bread, and salad. For dessert, I made strawberry shortcake over homemade biscuits. Yum! Now, after cleaning up, I am all set to go to bed. Until tomorrow!

SIMBA: Mom is getting the hang of how to ride me. I think that Annie girl gave her some advice after she rode me yesterday, and it seemed to help greatly. Ah, if only Mom learning how to ride me didn’t entail such hard work on my part. Oh, well. She does give me lots of treats and kisses when I am good! That makes all the hard work worth it- sometimes.