The things you learn....

[Dakoiah@aol.com]

Just got back from a short ride today (about 5 miles...which is what we are 
up to in conditioning).  We picked up the pace today, not because I 
necessarily wanted to, but because of the bugs.  Until today, we've been 
doing between 3 and 5 miles at a walk/corto with an occasional canter thrown 
in for fun and variety.  Today, I found Alpine's gait...

We were corto'ing along very nicely when out of nowhere came a multitude of 
big black horseflies.  There must have been about a hundred of the little 
bloodsuckers.  In order to get out of the bugs faster, Alpine picked up a 
canter, which I insisted he slow down.  He went into the nicest, rocking 
chair, slow canter I have ever had the opportunity to ride.  We did this for 
about a mile and a half and he wasn't even winded when I insisted he slow 
down ( I think he would have gone forever).  Wow!  I didn't know he had that 
nice gait!  I think I have found my gait....  :)  Well, after that bit of 
canter, we walked for about a mile, then corto'd slowly for about 1/2 mile, 
then walked the last mile in.  What a nice ride.  Now, if we could just 
eradicate the bugs, we'd be fine!

Juli and Alpine (That was fun mom, can we play again?????)


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