Actually had a pretty decent weekend, but it was book-ended with some real disappointments- both at work and at home.
Little Oats in the back. Photo courtesy of Nicole G.
At home, we took time off on our busy Saturday (that could have been spent at a race, or doing something) to look at a really awesome house…That unfortunately everyone else thought was awesome too, because when we put an offer in, it got totally rejected and it was NOT a lowball offer, except in this market it seems like if you’re not offering 30-40k over asking, then it is? WTF?
So yeah, our weekend was spent making and losing an offer on a house. OH well…
My rides went really nicely with Oats, some small jumps on Saturday and some work w/o stirrups that really made my abs hurt, surprisingly and then some flatwork on Sunday that had me cantering him so strongly forward and up in the bridle that I was stunned! Who is this powerful horse and what did he do with my sluggy pony?? This new Oats, wow…He has me amazed.
I think dressage has really paid off for him! His canter is now so powerful that I don’t know what to do with it?!
I also went on a decent run- 9.5k to break my new runners in (Brooks Ghosts, they come highly recommended) and then on Sunday I went to run a few hills- 5k of hills for 30 minutes, a good short but quite tough workout. The shoes performed well, I like the amount of support they have on the downhills. My heels feel very nice in them.
So this week kind of started with a blah note. At least I hope the weather is ok?
The adventures of Mr. Oats 