JC and Trinity Go for a Ride

After dinner today, we headed out to the barn for an evening ride. Tim met us out there and we rounded up Diablo and Thunderbolt (to my chagrin, I discovered "he" was actually a SHE...) and then went into the small paddock.

Trinity on Diablo. Diablo is half Arabian and half Tennessee Walker. She's beautiful!

 JC on Thunderbolt. She's maybe a Paint pony and 6 years old, but not your typical snotty pony. She didn't even need a bit in her mouth! Tim says he uses her for his grandbabies, she is so gentle.

 "Why, hello!"

 Now JC is on Diablo and Trinity is riding Thunderbolt.

Tim (left) and Curt (with Diablo and JC).

 Tim leads Thunderbolt for awhile to get her started and to allow Trinity to get adjusted to the ride.

 He also helped me longe Abby. Using my beautiful new ORANGE longe line.

 A stray adolescent kitten came for a visit. I love this picture!

 Curt leads JC on Diablo for a bit.

Afterwards, we headed back to the barn and unsaddled the horses. Tim decided that Diablo needed her hooves trimmed. Neither Curt, JC, or Trinity had ever seen a horse pedicure.

 He took quite a bit off her hind hooves. I think maybe she had some thrush, too.

The stand to the back right of Diablo is used for rasping the hoof after trimming. Better than placing the horse's hoof on your thigh and doing it!