If you want to get a very mild taste of what it might possibly be like to ride a racehorse at the track, may I suggest riding a Thoroughbred who’s had several days off due to rain! Not that I would know from personal experience what it’s like to ride a racehorse on the track, I’m merely speculating.
This past weekend I had the pleasure of seeing my blogging buddy from San Diego, Carey from Me Jump Pretty One Day ride Knight! I hopped on for about 30 minutes worth of laps around the racetrack arena.
The footing was pretty wet still (thank you, El Nino) and I have a bit of a phobia about slipping and falling when arena surfaces are sketchy. I realize that my fear is probably unfounded because the two times I’ve fallen as a result of the horse I was riding falling down, the footing conditions were actually quite good.
At any rate, after I was basically a passenger on a fresh TB, Carey got on and rode him like nobody’s business. It was fun to see her ride in person and also fun to watch someone else parade around on the beast.
I’m completely biased, but I do think he’s maturing into an adorable mount! Still a work in progress, but aren’t we all?
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Jodi says
He’s lovely!
Susan Friedland-Smith says
Awww. . . thanks, Jodi! That means a lot coming from you. A dressage gal.
emma says
he really is so handsome! glad you and Carey had fun with him 🙂
draftmare says
Its nice to get to watch other people ride your horse once in a while. I enjoy seeing how my mare moves since what sometimes I think feels great doesn’t always look great, and I can work on fixing that.
carey says
Aw, you’re not giving yourself enough credit! You rode out the “crazy” and warmed him up. I just got on and was able to ask him to work a bit more, which he did happily. He’s a cool horse 🙂
Erin says
What a gorgeous boy! So cool that you guys got to meet up.
Susan Friedland-Smith says
Thanks, Erin. 🙂
Tracy - Fly On Over says
I love when bloggers get the chance to meet and ride each other’s horses!! So cool
Susan Friedland-Smith says
It’s so cool to blog. I never would have met and become friends with Carey otherwise. And we’re only a little over an hour away from each other.
KateRose says
He’s so handsome!!! How fun that Carey was able to go for spin 🙂
Susan Friedland-Smith says
Thank you! It was a fun day. 🙂