During the last couple of weeks when riding was not death by heat and humidity, Fancy and I became pole bending racers. We didn’t have poles, so we changed our title to cone bending racers.
I tried to communicate with Fancy using hindquarter leg cues and neck reining using no contact with the bit. We were modestly successful. We were immodestly successful when speed zoomed up to a trot.
Fancy likes Cone Bending and Pleasure Barrel Racing. She gets to “GO!
We ended our day cantering around the arena. Our session was over when I felt my stirrup slowly leave my foot. Well dang, the buckle mechanism slowly failed with the stirrup crying to my foot about leaving. It was time to quit anyway.
I believe I need to start checking those stirrup fasteners monthly. This is not the first time this has happened!