I had been here a week without seeing Pam Goodrich the trainer I have worked with for the last several winters. She has such energy and turn of phrase and I needed a fix. My roommate Jane rides with her so Jane’s lesson was a good excuse to stop by. Nothing has changed, Pam’s voice was clear well before I parked the truck. Some things were so familiar, like keep your thighs against the saddle. My favorite new one was quit riding like a damp dishcloth. Of course I didn’t realize that the p on damp was silent. Jane’s horse was handsome and strutted his five year old stuff while another horse schooled the I-1 in good form, followed by a GP horse ridden by a young rider. Fun to watch and absorb. Just came back from a a run with Jane who told me she was running slow, about a 7 1/2 minute mile. I sincerely hope one day I too can be that slow. She was kind and didn’t humilate me too much.
