Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 – Just 5 Miles with Brother Jeff-Frost Misbehaves

Brother Jeff was ready for a ride today, so I saddled up Apollo rather than Flash, as he and Jeff’s horse (well, his boarder’s horse) Frost have about the same slow quarter horse walk, and it’s a bit frustrating trying to slow Flash down to Frost’s level. Jeff won’t go any faster than a slow walk, so I figured it would be easier on Apollo. As it turned out, it didn’t really matter, as Frost wasn’t really interested in going on a ride anyway. We went into the neighborhood east for a few blocks, then when we went to turn south on the canal, Frost was having none of it. Apollo, having not been ridden by me in some time, also gave me a bit of trouble, but I managed to separate him and keep going. Jeff wasn’t able to get Frost back in line, so I carried on, figuring we’d meet up again a bit later, and I wasn’t about to let Apollo learn any bad habits from Frost, so we kept going. I took Apollo a couple of miles around the neighborhood before heading home, only to find Jeff hadn’t gotten back yet. I called him and discovered he was on foot, leading Frost back home from a few blocks away, so I went and caught up with him. Evidently, Frost just got too ornery and Jeff felt it safer just to get down, thus the walking. Not quite the ride we were hoping for, but at least we got a little ride in today.