large and in charge.

My horse is becoming more headstrong by the day. I attribute it to the fact that it's spring, and he's excited to be riding outside, and he's remembering what it's like to gallop around (and have me actually allow him to). I also attribute it to the fact that he is becoming more fit each day, and with fitness comes an enormous gelding who arches his neck all pretty and breaks into frenzied canters.

One thing I'm enjoying about Sebastian getting back into shape is how easy it is to do up his girth. Two weeks ago, after he had a month off, I almost couldn't even get it to the first hole. It took all of my hand strength to do up that little buckle. Last night, I did it up to the third hole in one easy move. I have high hopes that he'll get his sillies out and we'll be able to actually get to work. He's been really decent in the indoor arena, but as soon as we near the outdoor arena, he gets all swishy-tailed and strong.

Each week seems longer than the last. Ugh. I'm at work (as usual) and I haven't done anything remotely work-related for the past hour. And I'm not particularly looking forward to doing the two-job-marathon tomorrow.