We’ve had a busy start to August and I’ve gotten behind on the blogging. So I’m going to do a quick catch-up post. August 2 – Thursday I rode Laredo. We didn’t have a great ride. It was one of those days where nothing was bad, exactly, but nothing was great either. We did all… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
Surprise Riding Time
We were planning on a trip to Arizona this week, but the flights were not in our favor. So we ended up staying with my parents for a few days and then heading back to Iowa City. I could have gone back to work, but I already changed my calendar. And besides, I’ve got tons… Read more »
The last ride of July
We rode in the morning again today. The horses were all out on the hilltop in the pasture when we arrived, and everyone was a bit revved because two horses were moved from the stall herd to the pasture herd. Bear led a charge down the hill to see us, and it was neat to… Read more »
Early Morning Tireds
Last time we got up early and headed out to the barn right away, I was the tired one. This time, it was my horse. I can only think that the two new young horses added to our herd last night kept Laredo up and playing all night long. When we arrived everyone was in… Read more »
A Smaller Group Ride
We woke up this morning to rain. Quite a bit of it. This was great as we are in a drought like much of the nation, but it was a little less than great because we had our group ride plans for 9. Robin emailed our friends and said we’d probably be going out later,… Read more »
Happy on the Trail
Today our morning ride plans were foiled by storms, so Brian and I headed out later and didn’t connect with the horses and riders we’ve been going out with the last couple of Sundays. We decided to venture out on our own. Brian chose to ride in the hackamore, which is the first time either… Read more »
Lots of Running
Today I hoped to build on some of the work Bear and I did at the lope on our last ride. We again rode on the strip and in the hackamore. We warmed up with lots of meandering without hands and then some nice trotting. The whole time I couldn’t help but think how responsive… Read more »
Trot Time
Yesterday our pasture herd got a new member. A 3 year old solid Paint gelding named Tate arrived, and he and Laredo hit it off immediately. Today they were hanging out when we got to the barn, and Tate was pretty inclined to follow us out of the pasture. We persuaded him to stay behind.… Read more »
Back to Some Afternoon Riding
I love the days when I can get off work in the afternoon and Robin and I can head to the barn. There is usually no one else there, and it can make for an exceptionally relaxing ride. Fridays are almost always quiet, so I was excited when I got off work and the temps… Read more »
A Friday Ride
This week I’m finally starting to feel caught up with work. We’ve been making a few adjustments to the way we are running my business, including that Brian is now going to handle all billing and invoicing, plus some of the correspondence with potential new clients. This only amounts to a few hours of work… Read more »