Today Robin turned 30. I had to work for a little bit, but for the most part we had a long day of celebrating. The afternoon was beautiful and we headed out to the barn to see the guys. The exciting event of the ride was Robin trying out the new hackamore set up I… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
Birthday Hackamore
Today I turned 30, and just about the first thing I did was open a box from my husband containing this: For the curious, it’s a 16 plait rawhide bosal with 22′ mane hair mecate on a simple leather bosal hanger. This is what followers of the vaquero horesmanship tradition move their horses into after… Read more »
Soft Feel, At the Walk!
This one has been eluding us for some weeks. Actually, a couple months. Shortly after the clinic when I started getting the soft feel consistently while we were standing, I started asking for it at the walk. And never getting it. I kept it up for some time, but I just don’t think I was… Read more »
Two Rides in the Pasture
We had a weekend that was warm, but windy. We decided, nevertheless, to take advantage of the balmy temps and drier footing and head back out into the big pasture for a couple rides. Steen was good both days — better than he has been in our last forays out in this larger space. The… Read more »
Alone Again
It felt like a long week, and when Friday afternoon rolled around both Robin and I were quite tired. As soon as I got home from work I dressed for the barn and started to go. I knew if I sat I wouldn’t make it out. Robin was tied up in computer stuff and not… Read more »
How Soft Can We Get?
Both rides this weekend I really focused on the same stuff I’ve been blogging about the last few times, and it all amounts to softness. Both Bear and I have gotten better about this. He responds quicker, and I’ve been able to continually ask for things with less pressure. Or with more patience. Or both. … Read more »
Rewugged
We’ve got a storm system rolling in that is supposed to drop a lot of freezing rain and snow over the next couple of days. The wet psuedo-freezing temps have historically been harder on Steen than any other kind of weather, so yesterday I spent the morning repairing a hole in the lining of his… Read more »
Winter Prep Project
Although this fall has so far been mild, I know the cold will set in any day. I want to do a better job riding through the winter this year. To that end, this weekend I finally sat down to make something I’ve been thinking about putting together for about two years. I gathered my… Read more »
Long Saturday Ride
We rode on the strip again today. It was windy and chilly and Steen was a bit restless during grooming, tacking, and even walking outside. I was initially afraid he was going to be spooky. I started out with a bit of groundwork as usual, and today he really wasn’t interested in moving off the… Read more »
New Design!
I’ve now been riding horses for a few years, and it was almost two years ago that I jumped into horse ownership. So it was definitely time for a blog redesign and a slightly new title. I mentioned a few weeks ago our photo shoot with the Dreschers. Once we received all the great shots… Read more »