It was bittersweet for me today. Today was my last day to be with Jet before I set off for England with my husband for a month. It was an easygoing day, although very hot out. Since it was so hot out, I was stuck to riding the pony in the indoor, since it was a bit cooler in there.
I didn’t do much with him, just a lot of walking with him when mounted. He did very well at the mounting block, and did pretty good when riding him too. He didn’t seem anxious, and was rather forward today, but listened well at walk. I didn’t want to work him up to a sweat, so it was just a light, easy going ride with him. When I dismounted, I walked him by the back door before untacking him and sponging him down to cool off.
It’s going to be hard to not think about my pony or the barn while I am away for a month. My friend assured me that she will take him out just to groom him a bit, and will take pictures and updates to how he’s faring. I am sure Jet will enjoy his vacation of not being ridden. He’s such an easygoing pony at times.
At least I’ll get back in August. It’s not too long of a trip, and I can get right back into riding when I come back. I am just going to miss Jet while I am in the UK... the UK is great and all, but I feel like my pony completes me.
It’s funny. Before I got Jet, I was all for moving to the UK to live with my husband. Now that I have my pony, plans have changed and my husband is going to move here. He’s here at the moment (he’s been here since June 5th on a visit), but he bought me a ticket and wants to take me back to spend another month together.
I feel all kinds of things about it really, I guess I am kind of excited about going back to London, but not happy about missing out on a month of riding or horsey time. Now that I have Jet, I feel like I have to work toward getting both him and I better and in the game so that we are both ready by the next show season to do some small schooling shows. I feel like being away for a month is going to set me back a bit, even though my trainer assured me that everything will be fine. Well that’s that, and I am going on Saturday. Best bet is to enjoy my time there and being ready to ride again when I get back to the States.
