An Audience of One

Today was another non-rainy day so I was able to ride over at the Martin's Arena again. This time Krista saw that I was at her place riding and decided to come down and watch us. Ben didn't know what to think of having an "audience" and kept looking at her and trying to spook each time we past her. He is such a sensitive horse that anything different takes a while for him to get used to. Since she saw that she was making him a little uncomfortable she decided to watch from a distance instead and that seemed to work a lot better. I can only imagine what he is going to behave like at a show. He'll be full of adrenaline for sure!! Maybe that might prove to be a good thing though as long as I can keep that energy channeled in the right direction. I'm hoping to try him out in a schooling show this Spring or Summer. I'm not sure what level we'll show at yet. Most likely it will be 1st Level since he's more comfortable with it than 2nd. Plus it's always wise to show a level below what you are training to give yourself a little competitive edge.