A winter's day ride

We are still fairly mild here, waiting for the predicted polar vortex to make it's presence felt, but not yet! Yesterday I decided to try riding Gussie bareback with just a bosal. After finding a high enough mounting block (upturned half barrel) I managed to climb up and off we went. The snow pack is perfect for riding, cushions all the rocks although I do have to be careful riding in the bush as it hides branches and tripping hazards.

Gussie is such a joy to ride. She strides right out, looks at everything and doesn't spook. She has a few opinions about things but that just makes her interesting! She's a red head, not a dead head!

I love the silence of winter riding especially bareback. No creaking saddle, no noisy hoofbeats.

I think she appreciated me riding bareback after a year of ill fitting saddles. We have sorting coming up this weekend, so I'll have to saddle her for that but I am looking forward to more bareback rides this winter.

Riding day 4