a bareback ride: the perfect cure for a hangover

Photos by my barn owner, Valerie :)

That's right, I've been nursing that classic "I had way too much fun and one too many martinis last night" hangover headache today. I rarely drink and by the time I was halfway through the first martini, I was feeling giddy. By the end of martini #2, I was DONE.

I didn't even know if I was going to ride today. I rode yesterday out in the fields and trails and Lucy was awesome, especially considering she had Tuesday through Thursday off because of her lameness and I wanted to also give the cut on her RH a good solid chance to heal. Yesterday it was looking really good, almost normal even, and I saddled up and off we went. She was really confident on the trails and on the way back to the barn, we made a pit-stop in one of the outer fields and had a nice brisk canter around. Going to the right, she picked up the left lead accidentally but one stride out she did the most lovely balanced flying lead change on her own initiative. What a smart girl.

So today rolled around and I didn't even get out of bed until 10:30. Then I moped around the house until 4pm. Finally I got myself in gear and went to the barn, where I then debated for two hours if I was actually going to ride. I didn't even decide until I was bringing Lucy in, and instead of just putting her in her stall, I put her on the crossties.

I was too lazy to get the saddle out of the tack room so I rode bareback :) She was great!

What is up with me staring at the ground in ALL of these photos?!