Bunny slope

In keeping with tradition, Sunday's barn party included a desensitizing course in the outdoor ring.

Sage and Jennifer

Most of the obstacles were familiar to most of the horses.

Tazz and Heather

The tarp, the mailbox, the pool noodles,

Gambler and Heather

the umbrella,

Jet and Heather

the decorated walk through,

Sage and Jennifer

the apple bucket...

Breezy

and Bozo the Clown are all frequent fliers at our parties.

Sage and Jennifer

This time we also had a "keyhole",

Tazz and Heather

an owl on a jump standard...

Sage and Jennifer

and a small jump.

Sage and Jennifer

That one was easier for Sage than it was for me!

Sage and Jennifer

For the most part, the horses were very well behaved.

Pippin and Jennifer

There was a little bit of pushy behavior...

one escape...

Breezy

and a few dramatic moments.

Still, this was an extremely quiet party.

Or perhaps I should say, it was an extremely quiet party until Linda walked into the ring.

After that happened, our quiet party got a little more interesting!