I had a wonderful weekend with my horse. Lance and I took the horses to the campground for some trail riding and things could not have been better. We had some really enjoyable rides. He was a little scared of the cows he could see across the road while he was in his stall but other than that the weekend went very smoothly.
He did have a moment where he tried to lay down with me while I was still on him. At first I thought something must be wrong, so I got off, got him moving and tried to figure out what was going on. In the end I think he was just being a troll and trying to eat grass. We were standing in the middle of some very green and lush grass waiting for Lance and Freckles. Tucker was trying to eat but I would not let him put his head down, that was when he hit his knees. I'm making note of it because it is not something he has ever done before, but he is probably food motivated enough to try something like that.
We both overdue to get out on trails and away from the arena and this weekend provided just the opportunities we needed. I actually feel like he enjoyed being out there as much as I did. I'm probably humanizing but he did seem relaxed and happy out there.
He did have a moment where he tried to lay down with me while I was still on him. At first I thought something must be wrong, so I got off, got him moving and tried to figure out what was going on. In the end I think he was just being a troll and trying to eat grass. We were standing in the middle of some very green and lush grass waiting for Lance and Freckles. Tucker was trying to eat but I would not let him put his head down, that was when he hit his knees. I'm making note of it because it is not something he has ever done before, but he is probably food motivated enough to try something like that.
We both overdue to get out on trails and away from the arena and this weekend provided just the opportunities we needed. I actually feel like he enjoyed being out there as much as I did. I'm probably humanizing but he did seem relaxed and happy out there.









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Isn't it more likely that tucker was extremely itchy under his saddle and so was doing his best to scratch that itch by lying down/rolling? I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but here Sage is shedding & its warm which means itchiness!