Our outdoor arena is close to a busy dirt road. Aside from cars you have hikers, motorcycles, bicycles, joggers, golf carts, tractors and heavy construction equipment buzzing by. It's a good way to get the horses used to a lot of commotion, but it is also quite distracting. Sometimes when I am riding people will stop to watch.
Yesterday I longed Remy over ground poles, and he was really good. All of a sudden though, his head went up, ears pricked, and he proceeded to go into a beautiful passage. What happened? Two riders on mares coming by which Remy seemed to think was very cool. He clearly had the "hey girls, look at me!" expression while strutting his stuff. Sadly for him, the 'girls' where only mildly impressed. Guess he has to work on puffing his chest out some more!
Our pony got a new name. Chip didn't really fit the bill, especially when pronounced with a French accent it sounds more like 'cheap'. So, we found 'Teddy' to be much more fitting. Named after my beloved teddy bear (who must be in his 40s now), he just looks like a cuddly white Teddy.
With Kensington Park right behind our property we are so fortunate having access to thousands of acres of forest, meadows, lakes, and the Huron River. The park has beautiful riding and hiking trails and I find great relaxation and peace being out there. It's fun having a companion, and I found the perfect one: he does not chase rabbits or deer, doesn't stop to lift his leg on every tree, walks or jogs perfectly next to me, listens to me talking without running off - and his name is Teddy!
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