Happy horsey thread

[GenuineRisk]

Just a happy Friday thread- I went for a ride in Central Park this morning before work with my riding buddy and it was such a lovely ride. I rode Gillespie, an old palomino who hates other horses. Many of the horses at the stable here are true New Yorkers-- bad tempered, hate being told what to do and very protective of their personal space, so they can be a pain in the neck. BUT-- today we had such a nice ride together (after two "discussions" early on in the ride which I won). I felt like I could almost hear him say, "Hooray!" ever time I asked for a canter. And it's stupid, but I feel so freaking cool cantering past the joggers and dog walkers and tourists on the bridle trail. Considerably more cool than on the days I'm kicking and kicking, asking to go foward. The stable has better horses, but on Gillespie's good days, I couldn't ask for a nicer park horse to ride. And I give him credit-- he's as mellow as they come while garbage trucks, honking taxis, barking dogs and construction go on around him on the ride to and from the park.

So, there's my lovely ride to carry me through the weekend. What was your last really nice ride, fellow riders on the board?