Good Ride

The Boss and I went riding this morning. I think we were out for a couple of hours, but hard to tell, never checked the time.  It was a very good ride.  The new mare did everything asked of her without fuss.  Passed horses going the other way and a car passed us on the road heading to the park.  No issues at all.

Being a mountain horse, she's not as smooth walking as a Tennessee Walker, but I've gladly traded that for such a calm and willing horse.  When she speeds up a little and gets into her gait (rack) she's very smooth indeed.  If she doesn't get crazy every 3 weeks as some mares do, then she's the perfect horse for me.

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The Walking horse is a smoother ride at the walk, but they don't seem to pick their feet up as high as the Mountain horse.  The new mare walked over all kinds of stuff on the trail without a single stumble.  Not sure my Walker would've been able to do that.

The Walker mare and I became close.  We bonded in both directions.  I hope, with time, I'll have the same relationship with the new horse.