Field trip delayed

 So... I've been itching to take Funny to Ashland for a trail ride with Dan. But.. that means she has to load and unload with Dan and haul. So we're a little ways off with that yet. I went back and looked and Dan was already hauling and had done two trail rides and hauled by himself by January! So, Funny and I are a little behind. But that's okay! I don't have nearly as much time as I did 10 years ago and she is a different horse with a different time line. But I thought today we would try taking a spin around the neighborhood (in the trailer!! Not sure I trust Dan to pony her in the neighborhood as that is where he tends to be naughty!). Especially since he had peed prior to loading up to come home. So I left him on the trailer, left the truck running, and grabbed Funny. Fleck had a hissy fit and was screaming and running. Sorry buddy!! I felt bad but was also annoyed. Funny was a little nervous given that the truck was running and Fleck was calling, but... she settled. But she would NOT load up with Dan in there. I'm not sure if it's because the divider wasn't open.. or if it was the other side from what we practiced last time, or... just today. But she would put her front feet on. She would paw the heck out of the ramp. She would reach her nose in for cookies, but... she wouldn't get on. So eventually I took Dan off and opened the divider and then she came on. We turned around and got off and then got back on and turned around and backed off again. Then I got her in and closed the butt bar and put Dan on. And during that time she ALMOST turned around twice. Eeks. No baby girl no! I managed to get her turned straight again. She stood long enough for me to get Dan in and give them both pets. Then I managed to get her to back out... then took Dan off.  And then we called it quits. We'll practice some more and hopefully it won't take too much longer to get her comfortable and we can then take a spin around the neighborhood and go from there. :) 

Then I turned them out and she went sassing after Dan. He's matured so much recently. He just walked along ignoring her chewing on him and climbing on him. Hee hee. Although to be fair, he might have been tired. She loves him!