I have been very busy and not posting to my blog! I spent most of the winter nursing a broken tail bone, so no horse/mule training or fitness work. Now, in addition to working full time, I am the full-time caretaker for my oxygen-dependent, aged mother. Never a dull moment! I have had two rides on Reliance this spring. The first was only about 5 minutes in duration, all on the end of the lead line. The second, was 15 minutes in length. A combination of in-hand and with the assistant in the center of the round pen. Reliance did very will for both rides in spite of my mistakes. For now I will focus on ground work because the indoor round pen I was using is not available. It is currently being enlarged into a miniature indoor arena. At the end of this month, I have some friends from my MulesOnly group that are coming to Waterloo to assist me in taking Reliance out on the trails for the first time.
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