Autumn is coming

Good afternoon! 

Today I went for a short trail ride and the weather was lovely, but it made me realize that summer is coming to an end and that autumn is slowly creeping up on us. 
I tried the bitless bridle today and it went better than expected. I don't know what I expected really, but she listened so well. 
It feels really nice to have such a calm horse, compared to the one I had before. My old horse was (and probably still is) a rocket with so much energy. I sent her to my parent's when I got pregnant because I didn't really feel safe riding her then. After two years of not having horses in my life, during pregnancy and post partum, I decided it was time and my mom offered me one of hers. Avril was born in our family, we still own her mother, and I was there when she was born 16 years ago. So, we basically grew up together. And why her name? 15 year old emo/scene-me was a huge fan of Avril Lavigne and the horse is also born in April, lol. 

A few photos from the day: