Wide open spaces

So I lived at my current house/barn since May. I NEVER knew that was a separate field of acres and acres of rolling hills next to one of the hayfields. My roommate made this discovery, and I rode Hampton back there today. I was basically foaming at the mouth when I saw the wide open space, and awesome hills. Hampton was absolutely on his best behavior, if not a little lazy for a half thoroughbred out in a field. I let him open up his stride - although I think we merely got to a hand gallop, not a REAL gallop. But that's ok. I didn't want him to hurt himself on the hills. Some were pretty steep.

Having only ridden dressage for the past 5-6 years, my ability to ride in 2 point is a major fail. I feel like a wet noodle, and that is something I really need to work on. Especially if I intend on trying some eventing with Hampton in the future.

Now that I've "discovered" this, I don't think other boarders will be seeing much of us in the indoor arena until the weather gets bad. :-)

Here's the video ... it's boring, so I put in some some captions on the YouTube version to try and add some humor. Watch it on YouTube here.