A Warm, Fine Day

A well earned roll.

 Shootim

Today was a warm day, with temperatures around 71F.  It was also quite windy.  Off to the barn.  Shootim was challenged by all the noises in the arena.  Kirsten Lunged him until she was dizzy, Shootim taking off from any noise.  Then I took a turn.  Shootim calmed down quite a bit then.  It was as if he calmed from working with me; of course it was the time Kirsten spent with him.

Once he was relaxed, he had a good time looking our the arena door, open for the first time this year.  He worked up a bit of a sweat, so I let him loose in the arena.  Shootim promptly found a spot to roll and get filthy.  Twice.  I love to see a horse that rolls all the way over to his other side.

Shootim needs a long exercise after time off before he is ready to go to work.  I'll have to be patient.

Trainer Susan relaxing outside with the dogs.

Road biking

Posing on a bit of snow bank.

With the day so lovely, we went for a five mile road bike ride.  This time we climbed the Paradise Road hill that we skipped last time.  We also took out our road bikes for the first time this year.  It was funny riding through the wooded lane; it was warm when the wind came from up the road, but cold when the wind came through the woods where the snow was still deep.

The hill was a lung-burner.  I made it all the way without stopping, though.  Another time, we'll ride the other way up the Pilgrim Road hill.

Here's the map.