Welcome Home Lendon!

MEGAN: Getting down the stairs this morning was a little rough, but upon reaching the first floor I unloaded the dishwasher and got all my stuff ready to go to the barn. After feeding the Hunter barn and doing Paddocks 1, 2, and 3 for turnouts I raked the entrance to the indoor and cleaned Simba’s stall. Lendon pulled in to give her first lesson and when I went down to see her, I got a hug and she said that everything looked great!!! After quickly walking Simba and giving him water I tacked him up and rode in front of Lendon. He was a bit dull in the heat (summer is here for real now!) but we got a few good turns-on-haunches, shoulder-in and renvere, and one good medium trot. My goal for tomorrow is to get him more uphill, moving out, and to ride with even more half halts to remind him to think forward. After a bath and water for me, I helped Grace turn her pony out and tacked up Melos. He was good, just tough throughout his entire body. He is really hard to bend and Lendon told me to just focus on getting his neck to bend. By the end he was softer than he started and though he got a little worried about the noises coming from the trailer, we survived and continued on to a pretty good finish. I showered Melos off and then did some saddles and scooped dinner in Mica’s barn. I gave Simba his lunch and then did more saddles and walked Nexus for Mica. Then I got to ride Charlie with Heather who was super!! He got really good and fancy by the end, and I had so much fun. After bathing Charlie, giving Simba dinner, and grazing both Simba and Ivan, I went home and rewrapped my leg, then went for a run. Fifty minutes later I was showering and having pizza for dinner, then went upstairs to read for the show. As far as soundness goes, I can walk now but am still not quite sound at the trot. Oh, well. Let’s see how sound I am tomorrow.

SIMBA: Mom made me work, and it was so hot. I was sweating just standing in my stall and you should have seen me after working! Mom gave me a nice shower and took me out for grass, and those were the highlights of my day. I am still the responsible member of this pair in the area of soundness. Maybe tomorrow I can pass off that responsibility- only time will tell!