Excuses, Excuses...

Well I promised pictures and an update on Wednesday's ride, didn't I.

But then college started.

Woo hoooo. The main really good thing about that is that I only have this year and one more and then I'm done and River and I can go explore the known world! ;) 

Annyways so then I didn't have time.

And so it is only now that I'm getting around to it. Without further ado, here is Wednesday evening in pictures. :)

I thought I would do some two-point torture for myself while River plunked around warming up. Uhhm...one lap of the arena later I gave in. Apparently it's not just the Buddy that's out of shape!

Proof that we don't only torture the ponies...

We did a lot more trotting this week and looked and felt pretty good if I say so myself.

Still a few ouchies when we hit a big clod, but much better!

Swish-swoosh hair :)

 Just trotting got boring, so we made some faces...

Awkward!

Much less awkward!

And when we got tired of making faces, somebody (not me!) invited an old friend to make an appearance.

Look, it's the Thoroughbred Giraffe! (No idea where I'm looking...)

Then we cantered! River thought that was extremely very exciting but we only did a little bit and tried to get the correct lead both ways.

We are so good, we even counter-canter! Ignore my bounciness...ugh

Then we trotted a little more, walked, halted, backed up, and were done.

Done and walking back down to the barn

 It was very hot, so River got a bath, which he was NOT impressed with...

Pony says STOP BATH NOW!

 ...but then he got food and turned out, so that made everything better.

Pretty sunset to end the day

And that, in a nutshell, was our Wednesday evening!