Fun times

On Sunday, a group of six riders and horses went on a Summer Hack to our local vintage car and rally hall of fame museum, Mobilia, which is about 5km (as crow flies) from our yard. The aim was not to go on a museum tour with the horses, but it was a good distance away from the yard and gave us a focal point. And they do lovely donuts* (*munkki in Finnish)!

We wandered through the forest, through Wääksy manor, past Pohtiolampi riding centre and wound up onto a grassy patch next to the museum building and a lake. Rainbow had never seen a lake, as I haven't managed to take her to one yet, so she was a bit dubious of the boats and the large 'white' expanse in front of us. Soon, she calmed down as none of the Finnish horses took notice of the lake. 

Rainbow also slightly missed the point of this picnic trip, as about 25 min into us hanging on the grass, she began to be a bit restless and started scooping the ground with her hoof... Madam. It seemed that no quantity of treats or other horses, who were quite happy to graze on the grass, made her think otherwise... And I never put her down as the impatient sort!

On the way back we cantered a bit more than on the way out. I noticed that around 10-km mark, in the final stages of our little trip, Rainbow finally 'warmed up' and actually started cantering/galloping with purpose. Could finally feel the hinds working too...! A bit slow to warm up or what...