I thought we’d be getting out there on the trails more regularly this spring, but we really haven’t. Even today it almost didn’t work out. We didn’t want to ride inside again, and we figured the surrounding areas would be too wet for our normal working rides, so we planned on an easy trail ride. … Read more »
Horse Thoughts
New Territory
We got a bunch of rain in the night, so today the ground was pretty soggy everywhere we ride, but the sun was up and shining and we didn’t want to stay inside. We decided to hit the trails. I rode Steen and Brian rode Bear. We headed South and East after leaving the barn.… Read more »
Saturday Swap
It rained all day Friday, so we didn’t ride. We were supposed to get more rain today, but it was dry in the morning. We decided to head to the barn before things could get worse. The bales are a little low, and we found the herd rather chilly and unhappy. I planned to bring… Read more »
Taking it Easy
We had another big, cold rain storm come through. Robin was nice enough to run out to the barn Thursday night to blanket the guys and let me get a workout in. Things were still wet on Friday, and we didn’t have much end of the week motivation. But today we got up in the… Read more »
The Never-Ending Winter
This afternoon found me racing a storm to the barn. Tempts were plummeting, and the clouds were gathering and darkening in my rearview mirror. By the time I parked my car, sleet was starting to spit and the wind carried an edge. I hauled three blankets and two halters to the airlock. I left the… Read more »
Checking Things Out
Today would be my day to ride Laredo, but most of the day I kept thinking I owed Bear a soft, easy ride to see if we could find what was bothering him. Robin suggested I just do both. So I did. I groomed them both up, tacked Bear and put Laredo in the big… Read more »
A Long One
Brian wanted to check in with Bear today, since he seemed a little sore during our last ride. So we decided I would ride Steen and Brian would ride Bear first and Laredo second, so we brought them all in from the pasture to get them ready to go. I groomed one side of Laredo… Read more »
An Adult!
I had to ride Bear today as it was his 18th birthday. I was hoping I could write about our awesome ride and how good he was and young he still seems, but I can’t. He was kind of stiff and antsy. I spent most of the ride trying to figure out if he was… Read more »
Birthday Season
Like most horses, all of our guys were born in the late spring/early summer. Bear’s birthday is the earliest, and today he turned 18. He does pretty darn well for his age. Other than being slightly more prone to getting stiff and sore than our other two, he really doesn’t seem like he’s in his… Read more »
Actually Warm
We were sweating getting the horses ready yesterday. It felt pretty darn good, though I am somewhat disappointed that we seem to have gone from a late winter into summer. I like those nice days in the high 60s. Oh well. I rode Laredo today. He was fun and full of energy, but I was… Read more »