Le Puy -

It's two weeks since I've ridden Anky. Today I rode her up to the school. She was full of energy going down the lane, but quite relaxed when we got into the school. I only walked her around and introduced her to the trotting poles that we bought yesterday. I really miss not riding and I enjoyed it immensely. My friend has lent me the Torsion treeless saddle that I tested here and I like it very much, the pommel is much better placed and doesn't interfere with my legs. I think if I buy a treeless, I may go for the Barefoot Lexington which is a similar design but a dressage model.

On the way out of the school I popped over the jumps shown in my last post...............I wish!!!!

The frost is doing a good job of finishing off our veggy plot. Most of the plants are now dying off so Jim harvested the rest of the pumpkins and squash. He picked the last of the tomatoes, most of which were green, so hopefully we'll have chutney. The only plants doing ok are the choux fourrager (like spring cabbage) which will withstand anything and will still be going strong into next summer!!