pleasantly shocked

It takes a special kind of person to forget their camera three times in one day. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures, but I do have stories!

So far I'm loving every minute of going to see the horses three times a day. Pretty soon it'll only be twice, as I'm slowly petering them off of lunch, but I'm thinking about riding Ace around midday so I don't have to deal with the dark. Plus then they can be ridden separately, so they're alone in the paddock for a while each day. They've become just a liiittle attached!

Anyway, I am continually more and more impressed by Ace's behavior. I was fully expecting a nervous wreck, but he is completely calm. Even the barn owner, C, says that she's really enjoying my two boys because they're totally laid back and hardly make a peep. At feeding time they get pretty rowdy, but I think that's normal.

So tonight my sister didn't want to go out, so I left early and headed out there to ride. I was originally only going to ride Ace in the big round pen on site, but I felt a little stupid so I took him out for a ride up the driveway. Captain was a bit beside himself at being left alone in the paddock, and every time he saw Ace he whinnied (and for such a big boy, his whinny is quite cute and girly). I thought that was going to upset Ace, but nope, he walked on like a pro. I rode him up to the gate with no problem, and then figured I might as well take a ride up the road. I pressed the button with my foot to open the gate, and out we went! He was so awesome. His head was up and he was alert, but he didn't spook, even when the Gator at the fancy schmancy place next door revved up and drove off pulling a rattling cart.

I'm pleased as punch with how he's acting, to say the least. I'm so relieved that I can actually take him places and not worry about him having a cow. Captain's also having fun at the new place, and enjoys having a blankie on again. Like I said above, I forgot my camera all three times I went out today, but I'll hopefully remember it tomorrow morning when I go to feed and clean!