Riding in Pittston

11/21/2009
Bonnie and I took Louie and River to Pittston. Louie was not too keen on loading into the trailer but he did after a few minutes. It was too nice a day not to ride and we figured this would be a fairly safe place to ride during hunting season. I made Louie back off the trailer today rather then letting him turn around. He did not like this at all but eventually he did it. He was very good for grooming and being saddled. He fussed just a little bit about me mounting until he was standing close to River. Pittston is a good place to ride because of the nice roads where you can travel fast if you want. So, I was able to put Louie through his paces. He has a lovely smooth walk, a real nice easy trot and a beautiful canter. I had his bit adjusted properly today and he rode much better. He led the way for the most part. He was still reluctant to walk through water but did not make any big fuss at all. It just took fairly light leg pressure to encourage him to go through. He eyeballed a few things such as light colored rocks and such. But, he didn’t actually spook at anything. Even a woman down in a ditch by a pond that surprised us. Louie was just a real good boy and I had a wonderful ride. He put up more of a fuss about loading into the trailer for the ride home but we managed to get him on within 15 min. or so. He did better backing off at home. I don’t think he likes the ramp on Bonnie’s trailer