Seriously, I cannot handle the wind. November is usually my favorite month, cool days with sunshine, cold nights, not a lot of winter weather. The wind has been blowing and the clouds have been hanging around ALL month. Colorado boasts over 300 days of sunshine a year, this November may have flushed that record.
Today I get to the barn and it is 50 degrees. Wonderful!
Except that the clouds keep rolling in and the wind is blowing with gusts that rock you and it feels like the wind is blowing straight off of a glacier. Step out of the wind and a sweatshirt is too warm, step back into the wind and a winter jacket complete with scarf and gloves leaves me shivering.
Nina was tired after her antics yesterday, I fed her and left after dithering around for half an hour, watching the dirt kick up in big clouds in the arena.
I used to give horses the winter off and not even try to ride, if Nina was further along in her training it would be really tempting. But she's not, so I will ride as often as I can and not be miserable. I'm too old to make myself miserable doing something that I do for fun.
Maybe the irregular riding won't get you all that far with her training this winter, anyways? Maybe just visits and a lot of getting to know each other without the stress of riding might not be a bad thing, either? Not that I know what I am talking about. :)
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