Today we met up with Kat, the owner of two Icelandic horses at our barn, and her friend Megan. We decided to go trail-blazing, and check out some areas we hadn’t explored before. We got a pretty early start, but the day was already warm as we made our way off Cathi’s property. Steen was… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
Getting Soft
We’ve had Laredo two months now, and he’s settling in quite nicely. He walks up to meet us in the pasture. He’s accepting of most touching on the ears and head. Getting the fly mask on and off is no problem, and Brian has been slipping the bridle off after riding. Laredo’s also really changing… Read more »
Settling in a Little More
Today was the second ride for Bear and I in the new hackamore. We started out by skipping groundwork and just getting right into herding some horses. The treed pasture we like to ride in on these hot days is part of the string of pastures the stall horses have the use of, and this… Read more »
More Rides with Mom
Monday and Tuesday we had two more rides in the tree lot. On Monday Mom, Brian and I all rode together again and managed to get this shot via the tried and true fencepost method. The light’s not great but it’s fun to see all our three horses with riders. During the ride Steen was… Read more »
Another Threesome
Today was the last day all three of us could get out for a ride, so we had to take advantage of it. Since Laurie had such a good time on Bear last week, we thought she should ride him again. So that meant I was on Laredo again. Just like our last ride, he… Read more »
Returning to the Hackamore
This was one of the earliest mornings we were able to get to the barn. Unfortunately it was also one of the hottest days of the year in what has been a very hot year. Still, we had a good ride. Recently Robin and I had watched Martin Black’s video, The Hackamore. Martin is one… Read more »
Good Obstacles
Today we rode in the tree lot again for the shade. This was my first time on Laredo out there, and things went very well. Laredo seems to be finally accepting the bit. His rooting habit is almost gone, and he’s moving off pressure instead of leaning into it. He’s also walking out with a… Read more »
In Other News
As I mentioned before, my cousin stopped in for a visit a week or two ago. He and his girlfriend are doing a 30 day road-trip across the US, and making a video blog of each day. Here’s the whole project, and here’s our appearance:
All Three
My mom is in town for a visit. Since Brian got the 4th of July off, we headed for the barn first thing in the morning with the intention of riding all three of our horses simultaneously for the first time. We rode in the tree pasture, both to take advantage of the shade and… Read more »
The Fourth
It was great to have the Fourth of July in the middle of week this year. It meant I got to use my day off to get to the barn early before the heat set in. We were also lucky to have Robin’s mom visiting us from Tucson. We used this opportunity to get all… Read more »