the turn and burn from today will make me stiff and sore tomorrow

so i finally got to ride my horse today.  the weather was awesome, and i didn't have any limbs trying to fall off.  so we saddle up the horses and rode in the back arena.  there were some barrels just kind of randomly set up in between the jumps.  not in a real pattern, but close enough to where you could make a wonky pattern out of it.  so we did.  the pony loved it.  it's crazy how much he remembers from back in the day when were did barrels some-what seriously.  i haven't even done a slow course in months.  but he remembers it all.  only difference is that he's a little slower now than he used to be.  but he still remembers that if it tell him "go for it" he can open up and run, and "spin it" means to dig in around the turns.  and he threw in some awesome turns today.  i was actually really proud of him, because i could tell he wanted to say "fuck you" and go way faster than i wanted him to, but he listened to me instead and kept it a little more controlled.  i had to stop him probably sooner than he wanted to.  he was having fun, and would have kept going.  it's really cute to see the change in his face when i let him do barrels or jump.  but i didn't want him to be sore tomorrow.  wish i could say the same for me.  it's probably been about a month since i was able to ride due to blizzcon, my ankle, and rain.  i'm already feeling it a little in my thighs, and i'm pretty sure it will be worse in the morning.  and i'm going to go shoot my bow tomorrow, which i haven't done since over the summer.  they way it's looking, i might not be able to move monday.  at least it was worth it.