For a couple weeks at the end of January, Sage was almost a working horse.
There wasn't a lot of riding, mind you, but more days than not, she put on her big girl clothes,
and did something.
Look at that ground tie! Good girl, Sage.
Then it was February, and all that came to a screeching halt.
Of course, I do.
Even when she's "wild", she's not.
No matter what we are - or aren't - doing, I enjoy spending time with her.
Sage is still in Olive's shadow - especially this month - but that doesn't mean she isn't appreciated for who and what she is.
She really, really likes her snacks.
And that's where this post is ending. It's time to go hang out with Sage and feed her some snacks.
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Grief is so hard. I love my current dog, Bumi, but there are days I still bawl my eyes out over Lucky. I adore Bumi for who he is and I appreciate how drastically different he is, but it just hits harder some days that my steadfast guy is not with me.
ReplyDeleteHonestly she's still a baby and at this age, hanging out and building good experiences with you counts for so much and does a lot for general bonding and life skills. Even if its not "training" traditionally. Shes lucky to have you.
ReplyDeleteOne of my co-workers has been giving me a hard time about the glacial pace of Sage's training, but I just don't feel any need to go faster. She's a healthy, happy, non-stressed out young horse, who retains what she's learned even when we don't do it very often. We'll get there eventually.
DeleteI was so happy to reading this post's title, though I know "Sage is still in Olive's shadow"!
ReplyDeleteI adore Sage and I wish Norino had a bit of her steadfastness - he could have driven me nuts sometimes and all Sage does is remain calm and curious!!!