My exercise yesterday....

Yesterday, Mom, Kayla, Jenna & I decided to avail ourselves of the warm weather & take a walk.  Kayla took her pony, Bullet, which was fine, until we passed some horses & Bullet got a little excited.  Kay possibly would have been able to control him, but she has tendinitis/carpal tunnel right now, so it wouldn't be smart for her to continue trying to get him to obey her.  So, I took over.  I got him respecting my space & doing well, until a tractor went by.  He was obviously spooked & not wanting to listen to me anymore & when we turned around, he knew where we were headed & I was NOT going fast enough for him.  So, it began a wrestling match...who was the strongest???!!! Well, with my elbow in his side, so he wouldn't step on me (I only had flip flops on...how do I always end up in silly predicaments?)  Anyways, it was going ok for awhile....or as ok as it can be when you are fighting muscle for muscle with a horse....I did have a slight advantage, with being aware of pressure points & being willing to fully get in his space.  (Can be dangerous, especially with being on a sidewalk....I don't reccomend others to try it!)  My arm started to give out, so I had to focus on staying with it...there was no giving up now, or we'd have a horse running down the road, or something like that anyways.  When we finally got on our road, Mom told me to stop & wait for someone to be able to help.  I knew that he wouldn't just stand, so I made him spin circles.  When we got dizzy, I stopped spinning & started walking again right away.  It definitely calmed him, but not for long, so I spun him again, and again, and again.  The last time, I grabbed onto his rump hair, so I wouldn't end up on the ground & Bullet was obviously ready to stop getting spun.  We finished the walk, with Bullet respectfully & quietly walking alongside me.  I think that he learned something, & I really enjoyed it, but I did stay dizzy for awhile, even once we got home!  Maybe next time, we won't have to circle so much!