Back after a whirlwind trip to Germany, where the weather was a balmy and sunny 60F. Not so here: On Saturday the Detroit airport was closed due to the icy weather, and a plane that had slipped off the runway. Great! Luckily yesterday we had a warm spell and I came home without delay (well, if you don't count the 4 a.m. start time, a three hour layover in Amsterdam, followed by an almost nine hour flight with the captain announcing "Folks, I need to keep the plane lower than usual due to the turbulences").
So today I was all pumped up to start riding again after a week off. Remy had behaved well for Judy and "he earned his weekend pass" (meaning JP picked him up for his weekend of playtime at home). Back to school... to find that school was under "weather alert". The weather had turned - we are in Michigan, after all! Howling winds, forecast at over 45 mph, rattled the barn and indoor arena. Sometimes it sounded like the roof would just take off. Judy had the music on in the indoor fairly loud to counteract all the scary noises.
Still, with the mayhem going on outside I didn't think it was the best of ideas to get on after a week off. I decided to longe Remy only, but as he (surprisingly!) kept his cool Judy offered to get on. It was neat to see how well he worked, solid counter canter, walk-canter departs without the trademark skip, half-pass... all that while the power went out, meaning no more music to cover up the scary noises, and very limited visibility in the arena.Wow! Judy hit the nail on the head with her remark "Our little muffin is growing up!"
We both felt we should wear buttons declaring "We survived Kentucky!" - after all the commotion at Regionals in Kentucky nothing much will face us now, as Remy proved today.
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