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Took Bird and Genie-the-project-pony out for short spins on Sunday during the unseasonably nice weather.

Bird went out in a bareback pad because I am working on my seat, which sucks, and also because it is slightly too muddy for good cantering surface. We did walk and sedate-jog while I worked on not being wobbly. I used to ride bareback all the time with no worries but now… not so much. It’s like my confidence just evaporated when I turned forty-five or something. Fuck. Anyway, so Bird is all “Your hands, they are not happy making” so he was head flippy and btv and just being a general dork. But I persevered. He and I need more practice and I’m not, like, PULLING ON HIS FACE TO BALANCE MYSELF, just… not as consistent as he would like. Get over yourself, Bird, you are an unpapered backyard arab with a parrot mouth. Your life could be SO MUCH WORSE.

Pon-pon went out in the bareback pad because I don’t have a saddle that fits her. We did walk and trot review (I have not thrown a leg over her since June, pretty much right before BabyHorse and then DyingHorse and then SickBabyHorse and all of that shit.) and she was perfectly fine. She’s not lost any ground nor gotten shitty, is 100% ready for ongoing remedial jogging and walk-trot strength building exercises in the field across the road this winter. Good Pon-pon and also I have to step to the plate in putting rides on the Pon-pon because there is absolutely no reason not to do so. (”It’s dark” and “Its’ cold” and “It’s muddy” and “I am a pussy” are not reasons.)

Trysta’s project pony (Snap), whom I had gotten out of the field once previously this year, spent some quality time with Trys on Sunday as well. Lots of work to do there for Riding Readiness. Trys worked on leading at the walk and trot, basic hide-your-butt and circle efforts, body sacking out, and backing up on command while in-hand. It went OK though Trys is like “I do not like this pony.” Yeah, whatever. You’ll like her more once you’ve spent some time with her. :) Also, we’re gonna make her into an ATV for a kid, so prepare to ride the living shit out of that little asshole. Arrybody got a job to do and this one is yours.