The weather forecast was never promising....today, we had the jog, and Ruby had a young horse ride at 545 in the Oval. I got up early with Sue, thinking the rain would be lightest then. It wasn't. Devon is a pretty quiet spot when there's a tropical storm running through it, so it was pretty easy to get a quick breakfast!
Despite the updates though on the heavy rains, they started predicting thunder and lightening in the afternoon. I had to make the executive decision to ride in the heavy rains. Funny thing, the forecast was wrong. The rains lightened for a bit and we actually got to take our rain coats off for a bit! Shorty worked SUPER well. We did only a light school. His pi and pa were super nice. I focused on making sure he was always available in front of my leg, and soft in my hand. It was a dream. Ruby went for a long handwalk and took in the sights.
We were early in the jog. Good thing. Shorty was up up up. But we've learned how to work together, and no matter how tense he gets, he's learned to stay with me. But as the afternoon went on, the rain got harder and heavier.
The rain and wind got so bad that they canceled the young horse classes. I was pretty happy about that as I had already made the decision not to risk my young man in the elements. So we took the braids out, and let the boys have dinner.
Made a brief stop at the competitors party, and decided to head out for a nice dinner with friends. Interesting restaurant. Boast that all their plates have no more than 475 calories. It was....hmmmm....
The rain was really heavy when we got out. The electricity was out in the barn too. We did night check by car phone light, and smooched the ponies good night. Hopefully the rain will let up by morning, and we can get some real riding done!
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