Ben Here Before!

Today I rode over at the Martin's arena again and Ben was so much better than when I rode him here on Wednesday. He acted liked he's been there 1,000 times and I was able to get him to do everything that I asked of him. A couple of times he spooked a bit, but as long as I kept him busy by riding in circles, figure 8s or serpentines, he concentrated on me as opposed to his surroundings. I am really glad riding in the Martin's arena is working for us, because it is saving us so much time. From the time that I walk down my parent's driveway until the time that I return it's about an hour, as opposed to an hour and 45 minutes when I ride at Barnabee. So from now on I think I'll mainly ride at Barnabee on Mondays or unless it's super rainy and I want to be in the covered arena. It's great to be able to come over on the 12:20pm ferry and head back on the 3:50pm. Gotta love being able to find ways to save time, something of which we all lack I'm sure.