But We Already Did Pony Riding?

Hey everybodies? How are you? I am fabulous, but got a bit tired this week. Cyd and Aunty V must have got confused and forgotten something Very Important on Friday. 

Never knew how smart this pre-ride nap was

Cyd got to not do workings on Friday, and she asked Aunty V if maybe there were some pony rides going to the woods with guest peoples that we could ask nicely to tag along with for companies. There was one in the morning, and one in the afternoon. We picked the morning one, and got me all brushed and ready and went to meet my friends in time to get on the pony trailer. This day I went with my bestie, and Poncho (huge!), Cowboy (also huge!), and Virshima (bigger than me). 

Aunty V says I look like a QH in this photo cos for my strongness and to mess with Cyd

Everybody snacking

We got to park in the field, and I tried to be a fearless leader pony but I didn't like the dark trail from the field to the woods so I had to go in the back. We did much fun at pony riding, Aunty V was teaching one of the peoples how to do pony riding on Cowboy. He learned fast, so we did some trottings practice and a little bit of cantering practice, though mostly I did trotting even when my friends went faster cos for it being a big hill. About half way time, I went back to being a fearless leader pony, with Aunty V and my bestie right behind me so in case I get stuck. Also cos for me not liking the really big horses right behind me, it makes me a bit nervous.

We were doing trotting with me in the front when something startled one of the big ponies and they sped up right towards me. The learning-to-ride person took a minute to make Cowboy do stopping and there was a bit of shouting from one of the peoples but you know what I did? I pulled up right away, and turned myself sideways like Cyd asked to block the way and I totally was brave. Cowboy stopped before he got to me, but we would totally have made him stop if he made it as far as me! Everyone said how brave I was, and a good fearless leader pony for acting like a grown up guiding pony. I did have a bit of a sticky moment when we ran into a different group of pony riders, and I thought I might like to go with them for a bit. Me and Cyd had a disagreement, and I had quite the little tantrum, but my bestie came next to me and told me to go the right way like Cyd and Aunty V wanted. Everyone laughed at my antics but I wasn't trying to be funny :( Cyd got off and led me down the hill cos for not wearing my booties and it making me feet not feel too great. We got back to our field uneventfully, all hopped in the pony trailer, and headed for home.

Nom Nom, I love daisies the most!

At my friends' house, Cyd did something weird. Usually she takes off my saddle, rinses my sweaty spots, then leaves me to dry in the sun while she helps put my friends away. Today, she left my saddle on, and gave me some mash food, and left me tied up. It was just a short while before she came to get me though. Then she did something weirder. She tried to put me back on the pony trailer. Um... Cyd? Are you forgetting something? We already went pony riding, silly! With Aunty V's help I got on the pony trailer, shortly joined by my bestie, and Whisper, and Poncho. When we got out, we were back in the field. What?! The peoples have lost their brains. We had two new guest peoples with us, and off we went again. D'oh. 

Snacks

We went to the stream first for drinking, and I had a silly moment when a stick got caught between my front legs so I leaped in the sky, and Cyd flew out my saddle, but I landed right back underneath so didn't actually jump her off. She thought she was going swimming! I calmed down right away and had a good drink, and a little snorkel. Then we had to go back up the hill and I went at the back so I could have rest breaks if I needed, even though we were just walking on this pony ride. I was grabbing snacks on the move, and pulled one and it turned out to be really long and dragged behind me. It was stuck in my mouth cos for me not letting go, but it was chasing me. The faster I went or sideways I went it still followed me. Cyd was trying to make me calm down and do stopping but she was laughing so much at me. When I stopped she was able to pull it out my mouth. I was sad to lose my snack, but glad it wasn't chasing me anymore. We went on different trails this pony riding time, but I didn't do any leading. On our way back, I got confused, so did my stopping. Aunty V asked Cyd how to help and you know what she said? "Just leave us, he'll figure it out." What?! Don't leave me. I kept stopping for a few minutes, but then decided I wanted to go with my friends after all, so off we went. I didn't even race to catch up. Once we met them again, Cyd hopped off to walk down the gravelly road again. She said she couldn't get off before so I don't learn that doing stopping always means she gets off. We got back to the field with no more adventuring, and it was really pretty and there were flowers called 'Naked Ladies' so we took pictures. Don't I look pretty?

Me and the naked ladies

I just want you to love me, wearing my best flowers for you!

I can't believe Cyd made me do two pony rides in one day. She says I shouldn't complain cos one was mostly walking, and the other was all walking, and my total miles was only twelve. But mentally I got very tired cos for being confused! I did really good overall, my main silly things were not bad misbehavings, so Cyd was really proud of me :)

We are so lucky!