Ride between the rain drops

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Yesterday was a day off and today Rosie needed a small refresher in the fact that I always win the catching game. Which I did...

then it decided to rain...

So we did some body work under the shed. and then

Rain...

Then I tacked up..

Rain

A little more body work..

Rain

Made it to the arena and had a really good work. Goal was to get her to Jump the jump and not trot over. But the rail wasn't working so I set up some barrels and after just a couple of tries she jumped quite nicely. Warming up over a jump can really tell if there is going to be any bucking etc!

Then some long lining and that went very well , just one or two moments of opposition or confusion, hard to tell...

Put on her Hackamore and had a good 20 minutes of riding and turning and starting stopping...Ended on a ask for a trot got a half a circle and got off!

But , I am lazy so I got her things attached and mounted back up and rode at a trot up the hill! 

Sorry no pictures! 

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