The last days of fall...

Equestrian Girl is in full "play mode" with Stanley these days.  We make a big effort to do no serious riding when show season ends for the next couple months and Stanley loves it!  Most of the time he has no bridle and often no saddle.  Today Equestrian Girl and Te's Girl were going to go on a trail ride but...Te seemed a bit lame.

They took off across the big outdoor arena to chase the goats first.  This when when Te's girl decided Tequila was lame.

After walking around a bit, the girls decided Te's Girl should ride Stanley to get some riding time in.  Before long, Equestrian Girl was giving her a lesson.

When the sun started to drop it was getting cold so they moved to the indoor arena.  After messing around riding some more, they did some horseback chillin'!

There are very few mares that Stanley tolerates standing close to but he actually LIKES Te.  This is a really good thing considering they often go on trail rides together!