It's CINDER Time!

Hi, I'm Cinder and I'm staying with the BlackFyre Silly Ponies for awhile, but instead of being an Arabian, I am a Quarter Horse and instead of being owned by the SP's human, I have a different human of my own (but SP's human is kind of like my own human since she performs room service and maid services for me).

I used to live in Montana with my sister Justine and then we got on a horse trailer and made a long trip here. Justine stayed with me for almost a year at this place then she got on a horse trailer again and went to the same place that Emmerson went. They are both practicing having a human balance on their back, Dancer said it's called letting a human ride you.

Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that Dancer and Elle want to hang out in their stalls during all this cold wind and snow but I keep going out to roll in it and FINALLY got Elle to play snow tag with me today! I don't know why they're being such babies about this cold, I LOVE it. Their human says I'm a funny monkey, I told her I am not a monkey, I am a Quarter Horse!

I'm glad there's all this snow, I like it alot better then that wet stuff called rain!

Date Night!

Well, Well, Well, guess who managed to remember she had a DATE with ME? Yup, Human, Ms. Stand-me-up earlier in the week, did manage to show up and even on time for your weekly Thursday evening date.

Why is it that females think it's OK for them to cancel dates but boy if a dude does it, holy cow, nag, nag, nag? I don't think I'll ever get chicks honestly.

Anyway, Human and I practiced keeping her balanced up on my back and she was OK at it tonight, although I wish she'd stop trying to back seat drive me but Cody, the Stud next door to my stall, tells me all females do this bossy kind of stuff, so I guess I'm stuck.

Human did notice I've been buffing out, it's always cool to be told you're looking macho!

An Apple Sonata under the Moonlight

Human and I had our evening ride session. It was actually a nice night, although kind of cold now that she's shaved my hair off, she at least used an exercise rug on me to keep me warmer.

I was in a very good mood this evening because Human gave me an apple before we went to work. When she gives me an apple I know she's in a good mood, so that puts me in a good mood because I know we won't be working too hard.

As we rode along the fence line Human started doing that odd things humans and dogs do... they sing... I don't really understand WHY they sing but they seem to do it a lot so it must make them happy. I think it's kind of a sad sound myself but it seems to make Human happier when we're riding.

The good news is I got apples after we were done too. It was a good ride.

Stupid Pony Trick #5 -BUMP in the Dark

WHOOO HOOOY! I just had the MOST fun tonight, (snicker, snort, snicker)....

Human has been riding my mom at night when Human gets home from that place she calls work. Usually human puts Cinder and I in the barn area but tonight I guess she forgot or something because she just let us stay out in the field.

Well she and mom had been working for about 30 minutes and were walking around cooling off when I decided to play a little prank on them... I snuck up behind mom and when human was least expecting it, I nipped mom in the bum which in turn made mom kind of jump forward and kick out at me and that made Human go THUNK into the saddle horn... It was SOOOOO funny... I wonder why Human wasn't laughing? Human doesn't have the best sense of humor sometimes, snicker, snort, snicker.

Humans are from Venus, Geldings are from Mars

I kind of think Human may be mad at me. Yesterday she came down to practice me balancing her on my back (she calls it riding, I call it work, which is, a four letter word, sigh).

Things were going OK on Friday although I was noticing a lot of Ghosts in various corners of the arena, I guess they were out in full force for Halloween. Human kind of got mad at me about the 5th time I spooked at a Ghost she can't see. She told me "QUIT" in her annoyed voice. Well that hurt my feelings.

How can I be held responsible for not liking Ghosts? It is NOT my fault she's blind to them and it is NOT my fault that she won't listen to me when I try to tell her with my body language getting tense that the ghosts are indeed real and present.

We practiced loping but I was tense and frustrated and upset that she'd dared to yell at me over ghosts, I mean gee, EXCCCCUUUUUSEEEEE ME for finding Ghosts to be a bit unsettling. Like there is NOTHING in the universe that spooks her?

We did not have the most fun on our 'ride' yesterday and today I noticed Human did NOT come to practice 'riding' me, Trainer did instead. Trainer said I was a good boy, so that was nice, but now I'm worried Human is still upset with me.

I actually really like Human when she's not being mean about ghosts, so I hope she's not going to stay away. Trainer said Human will come play with me tomorrow and also practice me balancing her on her back. Maybe I'll try doing things Human's way and not acting afraid of the Ghosts that live in the arena... Just to get Human happy again, they're such emotional creatures these humans of ours.