LUCY WAS ASSIGNED TO Delaney again for her eighth lesson.
"But I was told to tell you to ride without her martingale," Rattenber told her.
"Do you know why?" Lucy asked.
"It was just noted here on the horse assignments, so I wanted to make sure you that you knew."
Okay then. Round two with crazy mare.
She quickly saddled and bridled Dee, and brought her to the arena.
Not falling for any of the chestnut's crazy antics, Lucy kept a firm grip on the reins as she adjusted her stirrups, and then circled the mare so that they were far away from the other two horses in the lesson.
Dee's energetic trot, she could tell, was about to break into a canter at any moment, but Lucy sat firmly, not letting the mare get away with anything.
"Now I want you all to canter once around the ring before w
