Pictures from this week's rides

Olive has been mildly and intermittently lame. She saw the vet on Monday, and we decided to treat her with rest and NSAIDs. I prepared myself for a week of no riding.

Then I got a better offer.

From 2018 to 2021, Diana's good, old man, Stealth, and his younger, half brother, Guaranteed, were two of my most regular rides.

Stealth died two years ago this week.

I was utterly bereft.

To cope, I adopted a free, green broke mustang and threw myself into her care and training.

Not gonna lie, that was a pretty effective strategy.

In the two years since then, I've often ridden with Guaranteed.

However, I have not ridden him myself. I didn't expect to. After I got Olive, I kind of figured that part of my riding life was over.

Never have I been so happy to be wrong!

When Diana heard Olive was out of commission, she kindly offered me Guaranteed. 

I rode him twice this week, and both rides were wonderful.

I love riding Olive, but it was so good to look through these ears again.

I enjoyed every single minute.

I don't think this will be a regular thing, but I am so glad I got to ride Guaranteed.

I am especially glad I got to ride Guaranteed this week.

I think, perhaps, I've finally come to terms with what happened to Stealth.

Thank you, Guaranteed. I really needed that.

Here's hoping the next ride will be on Olive!