Bear continues to defer to me in almost every way. It is wonderful. After almost a week of really solid work he has not given me a hard time at all. So today we kept doing what we’ve been doing out on the strip. He was quiet and a little lethargic in the beginning. I… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
Back in the Wug
I didn’t have time for a ride today, but last night the low got into the 30’s, the day never warmed considerably and tonight is supposed to get down to 28. The pasture horses are still out on the smaller pasture and Steen has more or less finished shedding. I knew he’d be uncomfortable, so… Read more »
Sub-par Saddle
Today I decided to throw my saddle back on Steen. I did this for a few different reasons, one of them just being curiosity. I’ve always known the saddle was not an ideal fit for him, but I guess I wasn’t convinced it was a horrible fit either. Still, Steen has been so quiet lately… Read more »
Four in a Row
And I have nothing exciting to report. It was a cool, sunny, breezy day, and Bear was really good. Except we were both tired. We mostly just walked and trotted around the strip for close to an hour. Sometimes we would stand for awhile to watch Robin or the delivery of a new Arab out… Read more »
A Sunday Lope
Robin and I had a late Saturday night at a friend’s birthday that then made for a late and lazy Sunday morning. While putzing around the house and doing some chores, the barn kind of slipped out of our minds, but we rallied for a late afternoon ride. We are glad we did, because it… Read more »
A Ride in the Sun
We had crazy winds here all morning but by late afternoon things had settled enough that we headed out to see how the boys were doing. Steen was a bit jumpy during tacking, but Bear was back in awesome mode. I gave Steen some chopped hay and we took our time grooming them in the… Read more »
Sweet Sixteen
Today was Bear’s sixteenth birthday, and I’m happy to report he doesn’t look or act that old. We started the day off by giving them both a little chopped hay. The pasture they’ve been hanging out in for a week or so is a little thin, so we decided to supplement their diets a bit. … Read more »
Steen the Solid
We had threats of storms today but nothing materialized, so Brian and I headed out to the barn in the early afternoon. We found the horses a little more settled than yesterday, and were out riding on the strip before long. I was bareback and after Brian gave me a leg up Steen did something… Read more »
Not the Most Relaxing Friday at the Barn
The good news was that Bear was moving in a very smooth and relaxed manner under saddle. Both directions. There was not a hint of tightness in either side, and if anything, he was turning better to the right today than he was to the left. The bad was pretty much everything else. There was… Read more »
A Stirring in the Herd
While in general I am pleased that we are able to board our horses at a place that offers a large pasture and a small herd for the social and physical benefits this affords our horses, every now and then upheaval in the herd causes some issues. Today we found the boys in rather a… Read more »