Mandi had a really fun ride today.

One of the rescue’s members came out and was able to take some shots of us at the beginning of our ride. Photos never turn out well in our indoor, which is why she stopped trying. I probably should’ve ridden outside to get better pictures but I wanted to stay out of the sun, plus a couple of training opportunities were available in the indoor, and I wanted to take advantage of those.

Mandi got to ride with another horse in the arena today. Not only that, she also got to go over poles, one on the ground, and one slightly raised. Because of these things, plus having an audience, she was a bit spooky, but nothing bad- she just scooted forward a time or two and then relaxed.

The poles- she trotted over it a few times, but also took the raised one as an itty bitty jump. It was cute. She’s not so sure if she wants to put in the effort to go over fences, but she did try, and she was rewarded.

We also did some canter work, and after everything, we gave her a bath.

All in all it was an awesome day!