Pictures!

I have this friend Alyssa.  Not only can she art like none other, she can photo art like none other!  That new blog header? Yeah, she took the picture.  We totally spur of the moment decided to take some fall photos with Mr. Prisoner and I.  I shook my hair out of its bun, possibly ran Prisoner's tail brush though it and we were off to enjoy the evening light.  There are about 3 million pictures so I'm sure they will be popping up in my posts, but here are a few of my favorites.

Probably my favorite

I don't think I really look like this in real life...magic camera and photographer!

Prisoner wondering what exactly is going on

 Possibly I could lay down in the leaves and no one would see me, #haircamo

This field is always magical, see next photo

 Nothing like green grass, good lighting, and some trees.

Different day, same magical field 

Again with the equine confusion

Because kisses

 Prisoner says his mustache brings all the girls to the yard

Hello sexy horse

 Yeah, don't judge my clip.  I did it outside at sunset, yep you got it, couldn't see what the heck I was doing.  No worries though, my freakishly hairy thoroughbred is quickly growing it out.

Even Prisoner knows how to smile on camera

 Also shoutout to Sprinklerbandit and her awesome bridle collection, P-diddy really rocks this one.  I have some serious PS of Sweden lust.

#hairflip

When your horse poses better than you do

 I wore my grandma's scarf, she would have really liked the pictures.  I miss sharing my horse adventures with her.

Pink cheeks

It was such a fun session and most importantly, how cute is my ponykins!!!

Dreaming dreams

Remember to breathe

If you have ever gone through a veritable desert of good jumps (as in nearly no good jumps for years) due to the horses you have been riding you will probably understand the joys involved when you finally have a horse that likes to soar again.  JUMP ALL THE THINGS!  Prisoner and I had a couple of mediocre jump schools, the kind where you wish no one was there to see.  While they ended well, they just weren't pretty.  They were rides that probably should have been flatwork or tiny jumps, but like mythical sirens calling sailors towards rocks, the jumps were so very tempting.  All that said, he still learned, I still learned, and then a few days later we had a great jump school.  Our issues stem from too much aggression (joy?) towards the fences, P-diddy and I need to chill the F out.  So we did and then the jumps were awesome.  Today though I am going to share pics of the flatwork (dare I call it dressage) we have been doing.  Goodness knows it always always helps the jumping.

The fall colors are really starting to come in

Sitting canter!

Mid ride petting session

I love how accepting of the bit he is

Probably my favorite trot picture

He is going to be so fancy!

Soft and light and everything nice

Um hello all four feet off the ground

So there you have it, dressage with Prisoner.  Stay tuned for for more awesome pictures from a sunset photoshoot!
*Pictures today taken by sprinklerbandit and edited by Ellie.