Dublin's getting off easy again--too much work and I'm trying to tame the jungle that my garden has become. But today I did make him carry the saddle over to Laura's trailer to get ready for our ride tomorrow (on Cowboy, not ready to hit the trails with Dublin just yet). And to confirm my suspicions, I just swung the saddle up on him with no fuss and he was completely nonchalant about it. Message received. "I do not require desensitization to the saddle, I am already just fine with it."

On a side note, the black horse has now completely shed his winter coat and he has large patches of dark chocolate brown in several places. Hmmm. I think the black horse is actually a dark bay. No matter, I love him anyway. Who wouldn't love a chocolate horse?