Hi-Jacked!!!!

I'm hi-jacking Baby Final's blog temporarily...I haven't been riding him because I'm 12 weeks pregnant. It's not that I didn't want to ride, but I have been soooooo sick, it was hard to even feed the horses, let alone ride. But I feel like I may have turned a corner. Last night I got to the farm to feed the horses, stood up out of my car, and felt.... NORMAL. For the first time in a month and a half, I felt like my normal self-which is GREAT!!!!

I opened the gate, jogged into the barn telling Final, "Come on, let's go for a ride!!!" He happily jogged into his stall, wondering what the fuss was about. I pulled him out so fast, threw on his bareback pad and bridle, and we jogged down to the arena. I threw my leg over him and off we went! It was the best feeling I've had in a while. Of course, Final hasn't been really ridden much at all, and here I am pregnant, hopping on my horse on a very cold evening in the dark, bareback. For horse people, they know that's probably not a good combo...but, Final took care of me. We walked and cantered, but left the trotting for when I have his saddle on. You could feel he had so much energy, but was containing it just for me. His ears were sooooo perky, his mouth sooooo foamy, and despite the energy, he was loose and supple. We only rode for about 20 mins., ending with a mini-trail ride around the farm. I put him in his turnout pasture while I went to feed the horses, and he reared and bucked and spun and raced around before starting to graze. What a good boy that he didn't do that with me on him!!!!

Susan has been riding Final, until she hurt her arm riding another horse, so she's taken a little break. But this weekend she will start up again. I'll try and get some pictures of them, she's doing a great job with him, now that she knows she has to sweet talk him and baby him. :)