Quite by accident, I discovered that Bella enjoys running
around in the fields out back. What was supposed to be a trail ride turned into
a gallop session, if you could even call her cute bunny hop a gallop.
Bella has short legs and a short stride, so even in a fast
canter she looks like a bunny hopping across the field. She also hasn’t figured
out how to drop her head yet (you got to love a Saddlebred).
On days I make it out to ride and she is full of energy, I
let her go run out back. Some days I get on and it’s made clear to me that we
are not going to be doing much walking that day. Even after she has run around,
she still gets worked up and starts trotting off like she would in her show
horse days (just not quite as fancy).
One day I took her out back to run around not too long
before the sun went down. I thought I would take her back and forth one time
through the field, but Bella seemed to have other plans. She kept wanting to go
and we ended up running close to six laps around the field before I could
finally rein her in, and barely at that.
I think the running must also feel good on her legs. Bella has
had the tendency to get stiff and cantering at a faster pace has always helped
loosen her up. I’m sure stretching her legs in an open field is quite a nice
feeling.
Not only is it fun for me to have the opportunity to ride my
horse in an open field, but I think Bella is enjoying it too. When we get out
there, she starts trotting on her own before getting into a good canter without
any cues. Her ears are always pricked and she seems to end the ride on a happy
note. Though
I will miss showing the little ball of energy, but I look forward to
all the days we have together to bond and play around together.
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