Feeling the heat!

Benny is feeling the heat, he has started itching and has rubbed some of his mane off. I bought some soothing cream to put on and washed it with lavendar wash.
I got his girth mixed up with Smokes so arrived to ride with a girth way too short. The solution was to ride bareback, managed to get on Ok and walk round but still not brave enough to trot.
Today armed with the correct girth I played with Benny but he didn’t seem very lively – much too hot to expend any energy! When I got on he was quite happy to walk or rather amble about. A little encouragement got him into trot and we did some good point to point and circles. A few steps of shoulder fore on a circle and some nice steps of shoulder and quarters in down the long sides.
I definitely need to get in the saddle more often, am waiting for my western saddle to arrive – then we will be off trail riding again.
Benny does seem more laid back now – I think he has at last settled down into the herd.