When Steen gets any compliment more specific than, “He’s so pretty,” it is more than likely to be, “Wow, what an amazing tail.” It is true, Steen’s tail is possibly the fullest, longest, most impressive tail I have ever encountered on a horse, and it is also true that it is more or less wasted… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
Steen the Stoic
Today the vet came out for spring vaccinations and teeth. Bear and Steen both had their teeth done in the fall, so only needed the shots. However, our barn is also switching the way we handle worming and now our horses are going to have their manure tested twice a year so they can be… Read more »
Shots and Saddles
On Friday I had another good lesson on Bear. It was a beautiful and relaxing afternoon at the barn. When I brought Bear in, though, he was probably the dirtiest I’d ever seen him. So grooming took some time. He was good for it. I think the groundwork we’ve been doing has made him more… Read more »
Drying Out
Today the pasture was significantly less mucky when we went out to fetch the boys. I again brought Steen in for a quick bareback ride while Brian got Bear ready. We did more work at the walk and trot. His trot is just getting smoother and steadier each ride. In spite of the fact that… Read more »
Mild
Today I did what I should do more often and headed to the barn before starting to work. It was a bit breezy and hazy, but with temps in the 50’s it felt great to be outside. I fetched Steen from the less-mucky pasture and brought him indoors. He’s shedding full force, and I swear… Read more »
Anniversary Ride
Brian and I have now officially been married for two whole years, so we decided to celebrate by spending the early afternoon at the barn. It is warmer today, though still super mucky, but we brought the boys in and cleaned them up. We wanted them to run around a little in the indoor arena… Read more »
Lessons and an Anniversary
Friday we continued our little tradition of going out to the barn and having Robin give me a lesson. This time things were a bit crowded, though. Ruby, a 13 year old girl who’s been at the barn quite a few years, was also getting a lesson from another border. Ruby is definitely a better… Read more »
Spring Steen
It’s muddy around here lately, and there is still melting snow and more precipitation falling from the sky. This means the horses are muddy and the road to the barn is muddy. However, in some respects its better than frigidly cold. Today it was in the mid-thirties when I headed for the barn in the… Read more »
Relaxing Barn Sunday
Today we went to an open house. The property was west of town and included a small barn and several pastures on 5 acres. The house was nice, but really just a whole lot larger than we need. Although the barn itself was very cool, and pretty perfect scale-wise, the land was very sloped and… Read more »
No Pics This Time
But the guys look the same. And I’m pretty sure I was wearing the same outfit I’ve been wearing to the barn for a month (it has been washed in that time). On a relatively mild Sunday afternoon we were thrilled to have the barn to ourselves. We brought both Steen and Bear inside. Robin… Read more »