May horses: Olive

After months and months of barely riding Olive, my phone is once again filled with trail ride pictures.

Some of the rides are still bareback toodles around the pond.

Others, however, are actual saddle her up...

and head on down the road experiences.

It feels so good to be out there again.

We are, of course, taking things slowly.

Olive is not as fit as she's been in past years.

Also, I can not overstate how paranoid I am about doing anything to jeopardize her newfound soundness.

This has been a hard year. I'm not taking anything for granted, but fingers crossed, I might have a riding horse after all.

Good girl, Olive!

And happy trails!