Bev, Tosca's trainer, went to Hawaii for Thanksgiving, arrived back home with a terrible case of the flu and between that and Christmas, just did find time to ride Tosca again yesterday. Since I am payinfg her by the ride, that wasn't a real problem.
It's so funny. She says it is so much fun that she was singing aloud and laughing as she jumped her over puddles. I wasn't sure how thrilled I was about the jumping. I prefer plodding on through, but I think it's a kick that Bev (Arab breeder) is having so much fun riding an Icelandic. Bev and her husband were at a party last night and she apparently was telling our mutual friend Annette how much fun Tosca is, so Annette wants to come out and ride her. The funny thing, is that Annette is a near- perfect "Betty". She is 50ish, works for the Bureau of Land Management, is a very outdoor sort of a person. She and her husband are ride and tie enthusiasts, but she recently sold her Arab gelding because she has been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis and has enough pain that she has a really hard time riding a trotting horse and getting on and off a regular-sized horse. Now doesn't she just sound like the sort of person who woud enjoy an Icelandic? Nancy
