I fixed my trainer!

All by myself! :P The part came in the mail today, and at first I thought they either sent the wrong part or misunderstood what it was that I needed. I took a closer look at the broken part on my trainer, and realized I just needed to move things around a bit. Anyway, I got it fixed and rode for 45 minutes. It's boring, but as long as I have some music, I'm moderately entertained, and I feel so much better now that I've ridden (I haven't ridden since last Sunday--eek). I have been taking Jaiden on long, hilly walks almost every day though, just to keep somewhat active.

Oh, and I got a bike light. A good one. So, Mom and Dad, you can quit worrying. :) Although I probably won't do night rides alone unless I get something that says "GET OUTTA MY WAY". Hehe.

I was working at the shop Saturday, and a customer was talking about a pony named Merrylegs (what a cute name for a pony). The customer's son used to ride Merrylegs, and she just adored him. For whatever reason, he stopped riding her, or the trainer put him on a different horse or something, and Merrylegs became despondent and depressed. :( This went on for a few months. Merrylegs just didn't respond to anybody else--she would do what she was told, mostly, but wasn't happy. She would only walk or trot up to jumps, and wouldn't canter to them. There was no "pep" in her. So the trainer put the little boy back up on Merrylegs, and she suddenly became happier again... held her head high, swished her tail, etc. I just thought that was such a cute, touching story. :)