Riding Anky

For some reason yesterday I really wanted to ride Anky.  Hmmmm, why?
Perhaps because she's looked really well the last week and , well, I just wanted to ride her.
Anyway tacked and booted we set off. We managed to get to the corner of the field near the wood before she said, NO I aint going. Had to get off and lead, she was nervous and distracted as usual. I walked her across the road into the wood by the lake and round to the stone cutters hut. I then spent 15 minutes getting her to stand so that I could remount in order to ride her back the way we'd come. She was edgy but forward on the return journey and had relaxed a little by the time we returned home.
It was misty and damp this morning, but I wanted to take Anky out again, so we set off, the same route as yesterday. She set off at a trot up the yard as if to say 'ok, then, let's get it over with'. She remained forward the whole ride, looking left and right for the monsters, but forward and willing. We did the circuit of the lake and returned home pretty chilled. Despite the miserable weather, I felt like the sun was shining on us!!