'Lillian' is bringing 'Luke' back to 'Buttercup Farm.' Great news! Him and 'Mr F' enjoy each other's company much and I too enjoy having 'Luke' around.
'Luke' hasn't been ridden for nearly a year due to a leg injury. Although he was visited daily, he had become a little 'wild'. 'Buttercup Farm' is quite a safe place to start from and the place has a calming influence on them, especially if they are with 'Mr F'.
To get 'Luke' over to 'Buttercup Farm' he needed to go into the trailer. To make the journey as relaxing as possible for 'Luke' I suggested that 'Mr F' could give him company. 'Mr F' and I got ourselves ready and rode over to where 'Luke' was stationed and where 'Lillian' would await us with the trailer.
I always have travel boots on 'Mr F' as they have in the past protected him several times.
Of course I couldn't ride him with them on so I strapped the travel boots together into a bundle and hung them over my shoulder. People gave us funny looks as they saw us ride. Bear in mind that I am very small and the travel boot for his hind leg is probably half my height!
But I also wanted to see if 'Mr F' would cope with having some extra distraction on his back (the boots would every now and then touch is back just behind the pad). Nothing seemed to distract 'Mr F' from his job. He was a absolute star and has become so accustomed to me moving around on his back, either when mounting or dismounting (remember, no stirrups) and generally accepts anything I do up there. Which is great to know!
I arrived and we loaded the boys into the trailer. 'Luke' loaded perfectly, as though he'd been doing this every day.
It will be good to have 'Luke' back.
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