So, what's better than to go to the beach and cool off?
Bringing the ponies!
That's right, my little valley-bound mule went on an adventure OUTSIDE of glenworth for the first time in his whole entire life. And we had an absolute ball!
Getting there? A whole 'nother story.
The beach was a short 40 minute drive down the highway from home, so not too bad. (Depending on how long you've followed this blog for) Mate has never been inside a moving float before. So it was a bit interesting..
It took us (meaning three people) about 2 hours to actually get him in. Throwing my poor horse in the deepest of the deep end, we went anyway. But we had fun?
Look at my horse,
My horse is amazing.
Mate was feeling good, so good in fact, he decided it could maybe be fun to bolt back to the group down the beach... A tad frightening, but it sure made for some good facials and an interesting position.
Lookit the ridiculousness;
He was also convinced the waves were going to eat him;
He got the bestest butt workout ever while we where there - because the waves were obviously much too scary to go anywhere near them and onto the hard sand, we were forced to run on the soft sand. He was so uphill, soft and really pushing from behind. It was beautiful!
Excusing my face, hands and overall position, you can still see the quality! He's really sitting on his hind and pushing.
One day he'll look/work like that all the time. And not just in between teenager "games" and being lazy... one day.
The day as a whole was wonderful - everyone who came had a great time and I'm happy to say our first little outing was a success!
Very happy with my little man!
In other news, we had an epic lesson the other week in the 40 degree heat but I'll save that for the next post. Also, a new man..!
