It was very lucky that an owner was home on the property as Jill set out for her ride. It was such a lovely perfect fall day that she'd decided to go round the hayfield. But the first pony trying to be caught for a ride was a fast one... she'd been a little aware of the safety risk of hacking alone, when no one even knew you were headed out.
The beautiful black pony pranced all the way around.
Only one whinny, but not a step of walk. Is this passage? Jill wondered. To get the mare's attention she tried bending left and right, leg yeilding left and right, and shoulder in, shoulder out and then even half pass left and right. All the way around the huge field. The mare was responsive and athletic in her lateral movements. But she would not waaaaa-alk.
And, there were also plenty of spooky-start/stops, ha.
She came back to barn yard and walked the mare through a few puddles and around all the outbuildings as she finally came to a proper four beated 1-2-3-4 walk rhythm. The she took the black beauty, with her flowing mane and tail around the field once more. The walk was sooooo fast, it took half the time of the accidental trot round.
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