Yep, now today is Oslo's birthday! Cashew's yesterday and now Oslo's today! :) So I am sure they are both completely full of carrots now.
Today was an absolutely gorgeous day and despite some sunburn it was a great day for our first rides here. We just did lighter rides to stretch their legs and get them used to the rings and walking trails. They don't see blue herons or have to walk over bridges on a daily basis in Calgary! Cashew is doing great and adjusting well. She appears a little "shell shocked" but settled into the work today and felt tremendous. She was elastic and had a great connection in the snaffle.
Oslo is a bit of a different story, as he has never settled in anywhere new very well. He felt great during the ride and the work seemed to settle him, but the first time I took him away from Cashew, he thought the world was going to end! Cashew could care less, but if you take Oslo away from Cashew, or even worse, take Cashew away from him, he nearly loses his mind! This is his way of showing his tension and nervousness, so I expect him to relax a lot more over the next few days. Thankfully Cashew is very calm about things! I know Oslo will eventually get into a new routine here; it will just take some time.
We were pleasantly surprised to see Steffen out riding this morning! Usually he is away on weekends teaching, but we got to see him ride Legolas today! I hope Oslo was watching that piaffe!!!! The barn is generally very quiet on weekends and not many people ride. Weekday mornings are when things are super busy and the arenas are quite full.
Dad got some good pictures today that I will try and upload tomorrow (once we get internet in our apartment).
First lessons with Lientje tomorrow! :)
Cheers,
Lindsay + Oslo + Cashew
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