Well, fairly exciting news! I have been to work the horses every day for the past three days or so, and they are both doing fabulous!
I rode TB outside for the first time, and he was a good boy! He was very eyes-and-ears at first, everything was fascinating, but he was listening to me and minding his manners. We had a little trot outside too, and he was calm and wasn't trying to run off whatsoever. Rode him outside again today, and he was great again. Didn't even lunge him before our ride. Why? Because I was tired and didn't feel like it. A great reason, no? Anyways, warmed him up in the arena again, putting him through his paces. Then outside we went, into the field, and trotted big circles. Walked through a big giant water puddle thing in the field, and he didn't bat an eye. I think I smell a good trail horse! Here's a picture of him after our ride. He's sticking his tongue out :)
I rode TB outside for the first time, and he was a good boy! He was very eyes-and-ears at first, everything was fascinating, but he was listening to me and minding his manners. We had a little trot outside too, and he was calm and wasn't trying to run off whatsoever. Rode him outside again today, and he was great again. Didn't even lunge him before our ride. Why? Because I was tired and didn't feel like it. A great reason, no? Anyways, warmed him up in the arena again, putting him through his paces. Then outside we went, into the field, and trotted big circles. Walked through a big giant water puddle thing in the field, and he didn't bat an eye. I think I smell a good trail horse! Here's a picture of him after our ride. He's sticking his tongue out :)
What a cutie. 
And possibly even more exciting is the news of miss Drafty! I rode her sans assistance yesterday, and it was mildly like a real ride for the second or so time! Had her walking and such. Today, she was walking forward off leg pressure much easier than yesterday...Ie didn't take so much whapping with the lead rope I was using as an 'over under' type thing. Ha. Drafty was walking and turning, giving her head laterally at the halt, and was backing up. So...I decided we would trot. She took some big convincing haha. But we got a little bit of some trot, it wasn't all that pretty, but she did it! No bucks either, just one little hop after one of my whacks that was saying 'hey, you really actually DO have to move!'. I am so proud of her! The owner, who wasn't around when I did this, was [I think anyways] kind of shocked I trotted a tiny bit on her. But a happy shocked... 
And here she is! Tied up! And calm! Although I don't groom her tied right now. BUT she stood wonderfully for grooming and her feet today. PROGRESS YAY!
And here she is all saddled up!
And last but not least, my bipolar little Arab. She was very iffy today...possibly residue from yesterdays venture outside. Sometimes she's kind of like that. But anyways, She was trotting very nicely in the arena today, but felt like walking was an unimportant waste of time. She got in trouble for that one. Eventually I had her walking a little better, and then started doing a lot of walk-trot-walk transitions. Hopefully that will help, I think I'll do a lot of those. Then I walked her outside to the field where she thought she was going to die, and lunged her a little bit right out there in the grass. Oh yes Gypsy, you can trot calmly outside, what a miracle. She did great. I am thinking maybe...If I lunge her a little out there, and show her you can trot nicely, will she be better under saddle out there? I'm not sure, but what can it hurt to try, right?
Miss Gypsy deciding it actually IS possible to be calm.
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