Yesterday I decided to not go on the poker ride with my horse Cadi. I have never ridden her since I bought her last spring but my neighbor and friend Liz and my other friend Anita have both ridden her and she seems to not be very motivated to do anything bad but since it was to be my first ride on her at the poker ride and she was in full standing heat yesterday I decided it was not a good time for my very first ride on a horse in over 10 years. I really want her head on me and what I want from her and not on her finding a stallion to visit. I really didn't want to start my relationship on her back by getting into a fight with her today so instead I will ride her later in the week and start on a better note. I am really disappointed that I missed the once a year poker ride but I think it was a smart thing to do.
You might wonder why I haven't ridden in so long since I adore horses so much. Well I have had a bilateral knee replacement surgery plus another surgery where my left hip was replaced plus two surgeries to repair my wrist and with all that plus the other health issues that I fight I have not been up to riding till now. At least now I have my saddle fitted to Cadi and a bridle fitted to her head too so am ready as I will ever be to take the plunge and try riding again.
It was really funny to watch our 27 inch tall miniature horse stallion, Kid, try to mount Cadi through the fence. We had to put him into another pen to get him away from her since I was worried that he would hurt himself mounting the fence. Cadi is 14.2 hands high but she was standing there waiting for that tiny stallion to breed her. Too cute!!!!!! She was good as gold when I was trying the saddle on her and brushing her to get her ready for the poker ride but then she was screaming and screaming for Kid when we walked her down the driveway with the saddle. Of course he was yelling back at her which didn't help her mood but all in all she was pretty good.
I got in lots of fun time in the garden planting echineacea starts that I got from a Yahoo co-op group that I belong to. I also planted some heucheras from the same co-op and a few hostas that got included in the box. I love planting my garden for a while and then it becomes real work. Today was not a real work day though since it had been a long time since I had really felt up to gardening so it was fun fun fun to create the beauty that we will enjoy all summer this year. Hopefully DH will get the waterfall running on Monday or Tuesday since he has this week off of work. Soon I will post some pictures of our yard and house. We got new siding and roofing put on the house and are really loving the looks of our brand new home that was built in 1958. lol That siding and roofing really made a huge difference in the look of the house plus I managed to get a porch put over the front door so it made the whole house change in looks. Will be wonderful to not get soaked when looking for the key to the front door.
I called my Aunt Ginny tonight to chat with her for a bit. She is doing great even though she isn't doing as much as she used to do but ya have to give her a break since she is now 93 years young. I adore that woman and would love to go visit her but she doesn't feel she would be good company these days since she sleeps a lot. She lives over 3000 miles away in Salem MA so it isn't like I can just drive over to see her. She has always been so very special to me and told me once again how much she loves me. That is the sweetest words to ever hear from a loved one isn't it? So it was a great end to a not perfect day.
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