Colds aren't fun. This past week I had a cold, started Monday afternoon and I still have it on Sunday. Monday and Tuesday were the worst. So the ride time for this past week has been less. I didn't take my solo ride on Zoe on Wednesday, but did go out Thursday some friends. Saturday we were out of town so my next ride was today-Sunday. It was windy today and Zoe decided to be spooky. I could tell when I was saddling her up that she was going to be on edge. Since Jim had a cold today (wonder where he got that from) he stayed at home. My riding partner today was on Sky. We set out with Zoe in the lead. I decided she could be up front to keep herself busy and to deal with her "spookiness". Then 1/2 way thru we switched and put Sky up front. Zoe was sure there was a monster trying to get us from behind. She kept looking back, sometimes took a few trot steps to "get away from it". She finally settled down. Funny how some days the wind really affects them. It was a shorter ride and we went on familiar roads/trails.
Sometimes I wonder about the horses when they are spooky. I could trot more, we would pass the "scary" spots faster, give them less time to think about those spots. Or we could walk-deal with the "scary" objects, learn that they aren't going to hurt them. Somedays I do the first option and somedays I do the second option. Today I chose the second one. Zoe seemed to calm down. I think which option I choose depends on the day, the horse, the rider, and any companions on the ride.
On my way home I counted 12 4-wheelers heading up Auburn/Folsom. They weren't packed for camping, seemed like a day trip to me. Hopefully our 600 acres was not their playground today.
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