Blown away the cobwebs

[racaille]

After huddling inside due to a shivering of snow, I finally braved the cold outdoors. Although it is sunny, there is a cutting wind so it feels very cold.

Paco was not best pleased to be out working so I gave him a long uphill trotting first, then pottered around the vineyads. Then I found the snow had softened up a couple of grassy paths so we let rip. Well, we worked on left lead canter at the same time, honest, it wasn't just a mad dash ... er .... ;D

Despite the cold it was very beautiful with the snow still on the top of the Luberon one way and Mt Ste Victoire the other . Very dramatic. P came back a little sweaty - he is now moulting big time. He tried to have a nice fat roll in the paddock but R kept getting in the way. P nipped at his legs to make him move away and when he didn't P must have thought: well mate, I'll just scratch against you then! He had a good old rub against R, who just stood there like a tree, the wassock. Wish I'd had a camera!

[haffyfan]

yeah, yeah we believe you rac!

Your scenary sounds just amazing, maybe you should start doing riding hols

Hows Racaille finding early retirement?

[racaille]

Hmm, he's getting really bored ..... He seems a bit glum too.

[brigadier]

Thats why he was winding Paco up, methinks you should break him to driving and get yourself a little scurry for zipping about in!

[racaille]

I'd love to dot hat Brig, I've always dreamed of having a little cart. Dr Evil used to be very handy as a driving pony. I wonder if R would be sane enough ?

Haff, that is what I trained to do but the trouble was that, during said training, I met lots of clients and many of them were the pits! Lying about their capabilities, drinking too much during the wine tastings and then falling off and blaming you, complaining the farm was too 'rustic' (that was the Yanks, natch).

The other problem is horses: they have to be very special to be docile enough for inexperienced riders, but interesting enough for head-bangers.

And there's lot of time when there are no tourist so they are not earning their keep but they still have to eat ....

I really enjoyed the training (learned such useful things such as emergency farriery and feeding rules) but I haven't got the patience with people. It is gorgeous for riders around here though.