Stella's Weekend with Raven

Raven got a full time instructor position at a community college, where he teaches Monday through Thursday and doesn't get home until about 10pm. This has done two things: 1) I have become the primary cook during the week [I have started blogging about my cooking adventures here], and 2) Raven only gets to come out and play with Stella on Friday and the weekend. Since he gets to see Stella so much less, we spent this weekend making his time with her count as much as we could.

Normally, I take Stella out and work her in the arena while Raven watches from the side. Not this weekend. This weekend I was the one watching while Raven worked with Stella. He even got her to trot around the arena with him the first day! I can hardly get her to trot more than once and even then not for a whole circuit of the arena.

Raven also took Stella out to the grass pasture for a few minutes of munching and relaxing. This pasture is entirely for enjoyment, not for work. The whole point is to stand around and eat grass.

It only took her one visit to this pasture for it to become her new favorite place. Now, after just two days, when we start to head that direction her ears perk up and she gets a bounce in her step. She really likes this pasture!