While it's obvious Connor is generally very quiet and few things spook him, it's equally obvious that indoor arenas are a brand new experience for him. He eyes the shadow horse following him along the wall warily. He does the green horse wiggle down the wall (me: we're going down the wall. Connor: but no, there is a horse in the middle I want to say hi to! me: DOWN the wall IN a straight line *leg* *leg* *leg* Connor: you're mean. When do we go on a trail ride?) and stops if you fail to pay attention. In general though, he deserved a MEDAL tonight. We had wild OHSET kids careening around and doing things like suddenly running their horses backwards and he did not blink. He is going to be SUCH a bomb proof show pony! By the end of the ride, he had managed to accomplish trotting all the way around the warm-up arena at roughly the same speed without breaking several times in a row. We were bending well to the left and somewhat to the right although it's obvious he prefers left!
He really is a neat little pony. Everybody drools over him. He's getting more affectionate with me, too, now that he realizes I am the Food Lady.

Miss Sanka trucked around with a 6 year old in a beginner lesson today. Our trainer said she was WONDERFUL, much better than her usual lesson horse. If the eventing barn does not take her, I think the little girl's family today is next in line.