Bonus

Did I ride today in the red flag conditions? Did I teach lessons to those who wanted to haul in? Yes.

Horses live in wind. None of them even struggled today. Even with the wind moving obstacles to new locations, they were fine. Do I think less of you if you chose not to ride? Nope. If we are worried about the weather, we will make our horses worried.

I ground worked some horses. I ride others.

I meet the horses where they are. I keep everything simple on days like today.

I quit riding late afternoon. Not because of the wind but because of the dust storm. The air quality deteriorated quickly.

Those aren’t clouds hiding the sun. It’s dirt.