It has been an interesting experience having our 3 year old these past 6 months. When he first arrived it was a matter of getting to know him and making sure he knew the basics. Then we started working on doing more with less. After that we began to broaden his horizons by taking him… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
Back to Normal
Yesterday was Brian’s birthday. We both took the day off work and made time for a nice long barn trip in the afternoon. I was pleased to find Steen didn’t run to me the moment I appeared at the barn. While I do like that our horses come to us, with Steen you can gauge… Read more »
Birthday Ride!
Yesterday was my birthday. I took the day off work so I could fully enjoy it. I had a leisurely morning of opening gifts, drinking coffee and eating a nice breakfast. Then I had a hard workout and even squeezed in a short nap. In the afternoon we went out to the barn before going… Read more »
Working the Hilltop
Today was warm. Really warm. So warm we found all the horses standing around looking overheated and miserable. I rode Laredo. I wanted to make sure we included some focused work in our ride. We’ve been just going from point A to point B with him a lot lately, usually in the company of another… Read more »
This is December?
It was nearly 70 degrees this afternoon. I like the 70s, but not in December. And the horses, with their thick, fluffy coats, really didn’t appreciate it. We took Bear and Laredo out onto the strip before venturing off into the big pasture. It was a nice feeling to sit on my own horse again… Read more »
The Run Away
Today I found myself on a run away Laredo. One moment we were trotting a nice figure eight, and then next moment we were blazing down the strip and off into the soybean field in a full on gallop. It is funny when these things happen. Time slows down and you can see the ground… Read more »
What Didn’t Happen
Brian and I seem to have developed a not particularly wonderful habit of having riding accidents in the fall. It started the year we got Bear – 2010. I had a horrible crash on Halloween. Then Brian came off hard our very next ride. I suffered a concussion and Brian’s shoulder bothered him for months.… Read more »
Love at First Ride
My new saddle arrived late on Wednesday. We unpacked it and I have to say it looks even better in person than it did in the photos. Today I headed out to the barn alone to meet the farrier. Brian had to work but planned to come out and meet me later. I took my… Read more »
New Saddle!
Not for me. For Robin. But I think I’m just as excited about it as she is. Today the farrier was coming, so Robin went out early and I met her at the barn when I got off work. Turns out that only 1 horse needed a trim. The other twenty or so were just… Read more »
Fresh
We’ve been out of town for a few days, which means none of our horses have been ridden. Sometimes when we have our pick of who to ride and we’re not in any sort of pattern, it can be hard to decide. Today I settled on Steen and Brian decided to ride Bear. Seen’s leg… Read more »