New and Old

One thing Jill was proud of, was not lunging the little guy to within an inch of his life before getting on, which is how he was handled at his previous training facility. The well paid trainer there was afraid of him, afraid of a lot of things actually...  But, for Jill, he had been fine, every time. With any luck, he even appreciated it and enjoyed his work a little more. She loved to warm up with a walk around whatever property he was living on, lol.
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She couldn't get over the differences in their varieties of BAY. Maybe she had never known them both in summer? The old guy was dark brown, and the little guy was glisteney red, each with dapples. Jill longed for a picture of the two them grazing side by side, because the old man was bigger in every aspect and made a good frame for the smaller horse beside him, while also towering enough to show his ownself.  Her retired best-ever-10 yr horse buddy and the new calmer, smaller athlete, owned by the same sponsor.  It was lovely to have the herd of two to hang with, Jill felt incredibly lucky.
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She popped a big black umbrella at them in the paddock and they didn't even care. Open closed, up down, flapping in an imaginary wind, with quite good acting she might add, but she could barely catch their attention.

It was interesting to have both of them involved in her chosen experiments, because you always had the behaviour of one to compare to the other. She knew them both so well.  The little guy was so comfortable with the guitar this visit, that he actually tried to nibble the nylon strings on fret board. Gentle trouble.  The old man, was curious and calm during quiet ballads, but would spook and dart away if you sang or played too close to him, with a rock 'n roll number. ha!
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Roomie said Chiraz starred in Carmen and War and Peace, the horse roles in the operas.  She had decided to act on the ad and "discover the unique experience of riding on the bridle paths of skyscraper-rimmed Central Park."  To earn her lessons, she'd volunteered with the therapeutic riding association.


"I remember acting as a sidewalker for my very first time.  I made a mistake or two in being too teacherly AND in saying to the blind rider "look up" instead of "lift your chin." language.  Later the lack of understanding of word choice worked in my favourite because she relaxed and fixated on the fact that Sunday "looked like" she was in a good mood now."

She said she got the horse to "walk on" so that 35 medical professionals and 50 volunteers didn't have to stand around watching a lazy school horse refuse to walk. They all just about hit the dirt and freaked out because she hadn't signed a waiver yet, as she gave the horse a little nudge on the side and tug on the bridle to solve the h u g e problem...