Poor halfway-shoeless pony didn't get ridden today, but I went down for a visit anyways. It was nice to just spend time with her on the ground (although 60 miles one way is a little far to make that a regular habit). I watched some lessons, chatted with BOs/fellow boarders (they had nothing but good things to say about the beautiful princess), cuddled with the pony (she loved it!), gave the dirty girlie

 a bath

 and handgrazed her along the pastures. If I lived close enough I would definitely do this more often, but unfortunately it's a little hard to justify to my parents. As a once-in-a-while thing, though, I had a great non-riding day and I hope my horse did too.