Group ride

A couple of friends came up today and together we went for a trail ride.  It was a great opportunity to take Lil out.

Well, she was a little champ.  When we first heard the motorbikes she seriously thought it was time to flee.  But since the other horses remained calm, and I just firmly asked her to calm down, she gave the whole fleeing thing a miss.

When we went for a canter, I thought she might want to head to the front and race.  But no.  I was pleasantly surprised.  I was able to move her to the front, then move her to second, and so on.  And she stayed so relaxed and so soft throughout.  It was, to put it simply, just marvellous.