It's kind of hard to tell from the picture but the little brown blurry thing next to the Mama Pigeon is a new baby Pigeon! Yes, today one of the babies came out of its Egg! It was very exciting. My mom had come out and had put me away after our ride, when we both noticed that the Mama and Daddy Pigeons were suddenly making lots of nice noises. They were cooing and cooing the way they do, but lots more than usual. The Dad Pigeon was on top of Indy's duds closet and the Mom Pigeon was up on mine where the Nest is. My mom said, "I bet the Eggs have hatched!" So she got up on a chair and climbed up on my window and looked and sure enough, she could see one little baby Pigeon all snuggled up next to its mom! So she took a picture.
I'm excited about the Pigeons and I hope there will be more than one. I can't wait until I can see them. When they get bigger and walk around, they sometimes get closer to the edge and I can watch them. That's fun. But I can see their Mom and Dad and I can hear their noises and I know they're there so that's nice. It's like having my own pets.
It was nice to ride today. It's the first time we've ridden since I got that darn Shot and my neck got all stiff and lumpy. There's still a little bit of a lump there but it's almost all gone and it doesn't bother me at all now. But it got pretty big at first. The day after my last blog entry, it was even bigger than the first day. My mom put a cool, wet wrap on it while I ate my hay and she cleaned my stall and that felt pretty good though a little strange. She gave me more medicine too. Sparky's neck was lots better but he had a sore knee! So his mom and my mom put a wet wrap on his knee too. My mom says he has a little bit of a swollen tendon in it. He's had that happen before and it's upsetting that it happened again. Injured tendons are no fun. I had one one time and I had to be on Stall Rest for about forever! And I'll Have Another got scratched from the Belmont because he injured a tendon. So it can be serious. But my mom and Sparky's mom are taking good care of him and they think it will heal just fine.
It was really windy today at the barn and I didn't even hear my mom drive up. Between the wind and the noise out in the Dressage arena where the guys are still working with all their big trucks and things, I couldn't hear much. I was outside watching when I heard her voice calling to me so of course I whinnied a greeting and rushed into my stall. I love it when my mom arrives. I'm always happy to see her and to find out what kind of fun thing we'll be doing. Today I knew right off that we'd be riding because she opened up my duds closet and got out all my grooming stuff and my leg wraps.
We got all ready and then rode right to the Main arena. There was just one other horse and rider in there when we arrived and we started walking around and it was okay. I'm still a little nervous in that arena because I'm just not used to it and I want to stop and look at everything. My mom used to let me a little bit but now she says I'm a big girl and I need to just do my work. I know she's right but it's not easy. But walking around isn't so bad because I can walk and look at the same time.
Pretty soon another horse and rider came in, and then another one. Then my mom asked me to trot and I got kind of anxious. It was exciting, and I couldn't look around so much, and the other horses were going in different directions and the wind was blowing. I got kind of strong and kept sort of dancing along sideways and getting a little bouncy. My mom put her legs on me and tried to keep me straight, and she tried to keep out of my mouth while still letting me know that I wasn't supposed to be rushing and bouncing. I know it's not easy for her either. She tries to use a lot of half-halts to get my attention and that helps but I get so excited that I just want to go but I can't figure out where I want to go. It's sort of silly really, because she's encouraging me to go forward and if I just did, I'd probably be okay, but I get anxious and want to bounce up and down instead and that's not Manners.
She finally got me going in some figure 8's which is always a good exercise because I have to pay attention, and I settled into a little bit better trot. It was still pretty pathetic when you compared it with the other horses in there but my mom was satisfied and let me walk after that. We did a couple of turns around the arena at a walk to let me relax again and then she took me out and we did some Poop Loops. All in all, it was a fun ride and I think she was happy enough with me. She knows I'm still getting used to that arena so she doesn't push too hard. She just expects me to listen and try my best and that's what I did. I don't buck at all anymore, and I don't get mad. So that's a big improvement.
Once we got back to my stall, we found out about the Pigeons and that was so exciting that it made me forget about everything else. They're all cozy up there in their Nest and I can hear the parents cooing to their baby and it's really sweet. It makes me feel all safe and warm in my stall and I think I'll curl up in my shavings and go to sleep now.
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