A quiet week. Katie and I went to the barn yesterday and rode. It was one of those days where a storm seemed to roll in every 22 minutes, so we rode inside and then just decided to head from the indoor around the corner of the barn through the parking lot to the front door, rather than taking our usual route through the field and around the outdoor rings. I just rode Bestie at the walk and watched Katie ride Dude. He's looking so good that it's a shame she goes back to school in a bit under two weeks. She had him cantering and he just looks so big and powerful! After all we've been through with him I just love to watch him go.
The fly sheet seems to be working out. He doesn't have any new bites and luckily it has been fairly cool this week so he has been able to wear it. Of course it is trashed from him rolling in it when he gets turned out. Oh well. It's all in one piece, just not quite so lovely as it looked fresh out of the bag!
All summer we've been stopping at the ice cream stand near the barn and getting cones, with the goal of eating EVERY SINGLE FLAVOR by the time she leaves for school. The exciting news is that we have three flavors left: vanilla, bubble gum and cake batter. And cake batter might be iffy; when we got cones yesterday, it wasn't on the list any more. We'd be just as happy if we don't have to have that one, it sounds a little yucky. So the end is in sight! We're going to make our last flavor (#20!) a sundae, or a big waffle cone; something special. The ice cream is Hershey's and it is great. My favorite is black raspberry, with peppermint a close second.
The first summer we were at this barn the kids rode the horses up the road to get cones. They weren't allowed to go through the drive-through (why not??!), but the horses were ok with being there at the stand. It always amazes me to see what horses will tolerate. Particularly when kids are involved, they more often than not seem very accepting of the craziest situations.
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