Post by horsgal517 on Aug 1, 2005 10:35:52 GMT -5
It was late afternoon and I decided now was as good a time as any to jump her. I went to her stall and put her leather halter on and clipped her lead on and led her to the nearest cross-ties. I hooked her up and got my brushes. SHe didn't need too much grooming so I quickly went to get her saddle saddle pad and bump pad. I got my plain fleece saddle pad and put the gel pad right over that. I would have to use my martingale with her. I had just gotten a new one...it was butternut colored and matched my saddle perfectly. I went to get my saddle. It was on the rack with my name in it. I slid the cover off it and brought it out. I placed it gently on Kiki's back and went to get the martingale and girth. I saw Catch's long girth still dirty right on top of the fleece covered girth I used oiin Kiki. I grabbed it and dusted the sand off it. I finished tacking her up in a hurry...it was getting to be dusk. We went to the ring and I warmed her up. Finally we went over the first jump a tiny vertcal. The distance was perfect. The ights came on in the arena and I wen to the tiny line, that consisted of a 3.2 vertical and ended with a 3.6 oxer. We hit it perfectally. I did a few more, but I didn't want to where Kiki out. I ended it on a 2.3 in and out. I gave her a big pat on the neck and smiled as we went back to the barn. I had to go clean that girth. I hosed Kiki off and put her in the back pasture with an old gelding that she got along with well. She would stay out there for the night.