Another cute video of JJ trying (failing) to make friends:
Pulled all of JJ's shoes last week for the winter, since the ground is as soft as it probably ever will be, and I can't do much riding anyway. He was a little bit like "WTF" for the first few days, but he actually seems alright now. And the best part? He's actuallyTHINKING about where his feet are landing!! For anyone who has seen JJ try to trot around a ring, you'll understand how incredibly AWESOME this is!! Normally, or, in the past anyway, JJ would just throw his feet and hope they landed somewhere. As you might imagine, this often ended with a major stumble for JJ and a healthy dose of whiplash for me. I've ridden him twice since he's had his shoes off and he's been SO good. Very exciting.
He's been wonky on the trails out by himself lately (have I mentioned this already?). Anyway he got into this habit of just kind of stopping, spinning, and bolting towards home. So, I started handwalking him all over creation. Up and down the long dirt road across the street, down the street to Pipestave, letting him graze in fields, etc. What a sight we must be, me decked to the nines in orange hand walking a giant horse like someone might walk a dog... Except not. Cool.
Yep.. That's it. Enjoy the video!
