Things that make me go Hmmmm....

The more I ride Haakon, the less I feel I actually know him and the more I spend time with him, the more he is talking.  I am ashamed. I have had him for 15 years and it has taken all this time for me to listen.

The little things like knowing he will stand still while I get on and off - he puts his head up for me to slither off at the end of a ride, using his neck to support my descent.  He will stand still with all or some of his tack on, never wander off and never roll with it.  I don't have to tie him up.  He turns his head towards me when I am brushing him and we have a silent moment together when I stroke the bit above his eyes and he falls asleep with his head in my hands getting heavier and heavier.  I know if my feet come out of my stirrups, he will stop dead. 

I am enjoying these 30 minute daily schooling sessions and I think he is too.  He is getting to know me too (and he gets carrots!)

It's just the little things, pure incidentals