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[diaryofarider]

Last night as I was grooming Trudi, getting ready to ride, I saw dark clouds approaching. The sky beyond them looked brighter so I thought it would be ok. The dark clouds passed, lighter sky approached, and immediately after I put her bridle on, it started to hail. I took her in her shed but the noise made her nervous so I untacked her and she stood under the trees instead and looked bewildered.
After about 10 minutes the hail stopped- I tacked her up again and got on. She was being good, but then spooked at something in the corner near the neighbor's yard. I pulled her up and got my feet back in the stirrups, and next lap I saw what it was- a large raccoon, walking along the top of the fence. I hopped off and walked over, and he just sat there like "What?". I grabbed a big stick and thumped the fence with it and he left. Hoping the neighbors eggs/chickens/chicks are ok- I'll have to let them know about him when I see them.
Had a nice ride- Trudi was a little up and tense but did pretty well in spite of the recent hail - she had settled down, loosened up, and trotted nicely around before the coon came out. She was pretty good after that too- I tried just a teeny bit of work- a little bit of sitting trot, asked her to shorten and lengthen her steps, and a little bit of walk leg yield to and from the track. She seemed to like it- here's hoping we are building her up at the right pace.
I've been riding in the albion- I took the schleese back as the fitter wanted me to return one of the saddles- I think the seat was just a bit too hard and/or narrow for me. So far the longer girth with sheepskin cover also seems to be working.

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Poor Trudy, beset upon by the weather! Glad she's doing well coming back. :)