Rowdy

Today was fun! Funny was a feral beasty! I finished up work early and headed to go ride!!! Whoo hooo! It was a nice day actually. And it was going to be the last nice day for awhile. So I took advantage. I didn't want to be too tempted to do too much with Dan and Funny needed an outing, but I wasn't quite wanting to ride her, so... we all went. 

 

Funny was ready to go play and walked right up to me and then when we got to the trailer, I put her on first. She walked right up! It was a party when we got to Ashland. The Gypsy vanner gang was there and Allison. I got them unloaded and we all said hi. And then Sharon and Baylor met us there to ride with us. I had warned Sharon that Funny might be feral. Good thing! 

 

 

I got them both groomed and tacked Dan up and then we headed out. Dan was motoring and Funny kept up. We tried to stay on the wide paths so that Baylor didn't have to be in the back. Funny kept shooting him dirty looks and pinning her ears at him anyways though. And a few times she even reared up and did acrobats for him/at him. I told her that she didn't look good in red so she should probably learn to control herself! I'm not sure she'll be any better without Dan though. I don't know if she's being protective of him, or that's just how she's gonna be. But she was mostly good. And/or Baylor kept his distance. We did a nice long walk and even crossed the little beaver dam creek that shows up when it's wet. She jumped it. Of course Dan sort of did too. 

 

When we were finishing up our ride we ended up in the cross country field and I had wanted to walk her over the ditches and banks. We avoided the water though! And the lake. It was going to be way too chilly tonight and it was getting dark. I did not want a wet pony! She didn't pitch too big of a fit about it either. So we walked down the baby bank and she was super. We walked up the bigger bank and she was good. Then we turned and tried to walk down. She stopped and Dan didn't... so I had to drop the lead rope. Of course then she went around it and she actually ran around a little bit. And by little, I mean a little bit. She didn't stray very far from me and Dan but she did circle around a bit. And then she kept grazing and moving just enough that I couldn't reach the lead rope. Sassy butt! I ended up having to get off to grab her. So I got back on and then I made her walk up the big bank again and then circle back and go down the big bank. This time she did. So then we headed to the ditches. She was super over them and didn't seem phased. But somehow over the bigger one we got discombobulated and I ended up just dropping the lead rope on accident. Dang it! She pranced off and actually jumped the baby ditch twice. Show off!! I had to get off to catch her again! Last time baby girl!! So then we did the big ditch again and then we headed home. 

She loaded up to go home nicely too, although I put Dan on first just out of habit. I think she had fun though!