Humor-ous

Look at this cutie! Ain't he cute? This is one of my first pics of Humor. He is so funny, hahahahah - hence the name. Spring is on its way and I was given the task of riding the "funny boy" - Dorothy calls him that. He has been a bit "bouncy" the past few weeks because of the warm weather and just plain feeling good. So I was preparing myself for a few events today, i.e. bucking, running, hopping, bouncing.

I survived grooming, meaning I didn't drown in horse hair - the ponies are shedding like crazy. We have discussed collecting all their hair, spinning it and making hats for little children in some third world country. Sharkey alone could take care of Russian provinces. He is so HAIRY!!!! Humor doesn't like to be scrubbed with the curry comb. He is so wimpy. I mean really, he could at least be happy, he has hair now! (His previous state in the fall was that of a very sad pony suffering from seasonal alopecia - baldnessssssss)

We were gonna use the buddy system. Two riders - two ponies. However, we had a problem. The wrong two went together. Jazz does not like Humor. And Oliver and Julio left them together. Oooppppssss. Bad idea. That was quickly resolved. Now with his new buddy, Juilo, I headed down Queen St. to get some riding done.

The ring is a mess. The trails are stinky, or should I say sinky. Hahahaha. So it is to the road we go. However we are limited to the Camp Rd., the driveway, and Queen St. to Posie's. Not very far. So everytime I get a good trot or big walk, I have to stop and turn around again. FRUSTRATING!!!! I can only imagine what Humor was thinking about our situation. "OK, now. I just did that. Why are we doing it again? Oh! A turn on the forehand, sure, but why aren't we going that way? I would like to go that way? But why?" This went on and on.

Suprisingly he wasn't really forward at the beginning. Loose rein, head and neck stretched, and feet moving, he was pretty calm. We began to trot back and forth on the road. That went ok. He was DEFINATELY more forward now. Whew! He had some energy to expel. On our third trip to Posie's, we had an oops. He decided that trotting was ok, but cantering, now that was more fun. No yahooos, just a very determined canter. So much for warming up. After the accidental canter, he was all business? with only a little distraction. His head was down and he was trucking, then jigging, then TRUCKING...... He only exploded once. I thought he was being so obediant and responsive, I would ASK for a canter not accidentally allow one. He picked it up right away and proceeded to throw and very innocent yet giddy buck. That was it. No bouncing. No running. Just one buck. Seems that's all he needed.

His workout was not enough to take the edge off. I have a feeling, whoever rides him next will have to work just as hard to curb that energy. Hehehehehe. No worries, he is a perfect gentleman. Sometimes, except for that one buck. LOL.