That's what Mom said anyway. I have to admit I was cranky today. Yesterday too when Emily rode me. I just felt out of sorts and mad about everything. Mom says I'm in heat. I don't really know what that means. It's no hotter than it usually is - in fact, it's a little bit cooler which is nice. But I am cranky, there's no doubt about it.
Today when Mom came out, I was happy to see her but I still felt restless and mad. Mickey was bothering me - he was standing in his stall with his head near the bars between his stall and mine. I don't know why he thought he had to stand so close. It was stupid and I rushed at him with my ears back and my teeth bared! He just stood there because he knew I couldn't really bite him because of the bars. That made me so mad! So I rushed at him again and then Mom told me to stop being silly so I snapped at her and she made the Bad Girl noise.
That made me even madder and I was bad about getting my halter on. Then she brought me out and gave me my hay snack and I felt a little better. She got to work cleaning my stall and after a while she came over and petted me and told me it was okay and that was nice. Sometimes I don't know why I'm in a bad mood and that makes me even more upset.
I had finished up my hay snack when Mom noticed that the pasture horses were near the gate so she went and got Sparky. I sniffed noses hello to him and he was happy to see me, then she tied him on the other side of my stall door, near Kia's stall. I didn't mind. I didn't have any hay left for him to steal so I wasn't worried about that. And he was leaving me alone. But then his mom came and she had to go and say hello to dumb old Sparky and she didn't even bother saying hello to me for a long, long time.
I was being cute and everything, poking my nose out at her and trying to get her to notice me but no, she just wanted to pet him. I like Sparky and stuff but it's not fair. He gets all the attention. Everyone calls him a Good Boy and nobody ever pets me. I got all mad again! I put my ears back and tried to bite at him but he just ignored me. My mom was petting me and telling me that after all it's his mom and she'd say hello to me when she was done but it took forever and she didn't hardly pet me at all when she finally bothered to come over.
Then he sniffed my butt and that made me really mad! Mom slapped me on the butt and told me to move over and said that if I didn't stick my butt right in his face, he wouldn't sniff it but I think it's just rude! And it's my stall and I ought to be able to stand in front of it however I want! Stupid Sparky always gets his way. He's just spoiled. It makes me mad, even if he is my best friend.
After a while, his mom took him away to saddle him up and my mom went with them! So I was stuck standing all by myself with no hay snack and no one to pet me and no nothing. It's no wonder that I get cranky. Mom came back pretty soon but I was still a little upset. Anyone would be.
Well, she got out my duds and started putting them on and I was pretty restless and I'm afraid I swished my tail a bit and put my ears back a few times. I just felt out of sorts. When I was all ready, she led me down to where Sparky and his mom were and we had to wait a really long time because my mom and his mom were talking to some other people and they just stood around and stood around and I thought we'd be there all day. I couldn't help it, I started getting pushy and walking forward and just generally trying to get my mom to quit talking and start riding. So she made me back up a bunch. I hate that.
Finally they stopped talking and led us to the mounting block. Once my mom was on my back, I felt a lot better. We walked around in the Flat Arena for a while and then Sparky and his mom did some trotting and cantering. I couldn't do that because of my mom's hurt foot but that was okay. We just stood in the middle and watched. I don't mind standing still when my mom's on my back.
After Spark had done some good cantering, we went for a poop loop. We only did one but it was nice. I did get a little silly on the way home - I kind of bolted a little bit but I didn't really mean to. Mom was fine, though - she just pulled me up and made me walk again. It was an accident.
I felt a lot better just from the riding we did. It's funny how much better you feel once you take a ride with your own mom. I think Sparky felt that way too. And it was nice riding together with our moms - we haven't done that for a while.
I didn't even work up a sweat so Mom didn't wash me off. She just put me away, gave me my cookie and got my bucket dinner. The hay truck came right after that so I was all settled in with my alfalfa and I was happy. I feel pretty good now and I hope I'm not cranky tomorrow. I don't really mean to be. It just happens sometimes.
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