I dropped some poop off at the vet today. Hopefully it's not full of worms! As soon as I get the results I can start Andy on a new dewormer rotation, without worrying that I'll cause an impaction colic. My mom also told me that she is giving me $200 (!) to help with the cost of the vet work that he's getting, which is both surprising and amazing. I never thought I would be unemployed for as long as I have been. I certainly have enough in savings to care for Andy for a few years, but it's disconcerting to see myself burn through those savings so fast. Fortunately, my board is now going down by $100 a month, Andy is super economical in terms of shoeing, and I have an interview for a very good, well-paying job this Wednesday!

I rode again today, a little harder. Andy is probably the most out of shape I've ever seen him, but then again, so am I. Not that he knows it. While it's nice not to have to urge him to go, it's also hard to constantly convince him that we don't have to go fast. When I start up lessons again we're definitely going to have to work on his "whoa!" On a good note, I actually managed to do a few strides of actual sitting trot on him, which I've never managed before! Of course, I can do it on horses with smoother gaits, but he has a very big, very hard to sit trot. But I did it for a little bit, so yay!