I am happy to report that I believe Steen has finally (2.5 years after he came into my life) mastered the art of the jog. It’s a funny thing, because while the jog isn’t necessarily something I strive to teach my horse, and I certainly would never go to great lengths to force a non-jog-inclined… Read more »
Horse Thoughts
The Good Seat
That’s what I had today. Of course, Bear didn’t bolt or buck or run off or do anything quite like that. But he wasn’t on his best behavior, either. He’d often express his desire to go in a direction different than the one I picked, his starts and stops were slightly unpredictable, and he would… Read more »
Another Great Ride
Today Brian and I headed for the barn in the afternoon. Lately Brian’s foot has been having issues, so he wanted to try some outdoor bareback work to avoid the stirrup. We set him up with his normal saddle pad underneath the bareback pad we bought a couple years ago and that set-up seemed to… Read more »
Bareback Outside
After a few cold nights and cool days we have moved on to some rather surprisingly warm fall weather. Today was close to 80, though it is amazing how different such temps feel in October than they do in July or August. They’re never bad in the summer, but they do pack a whole lot… Read more »
Mellow
Yesterday Steen and I did our own thing – something we’ve not actually done in a very long while. I headed out in the chill of the morning only after digging out some of my winter horse-riding gear. I found Steen in the pasture looking fluffy and comfortable. It was an unusually still day and… Read more »
A Horsey Weekend
Again the weather was beautiful. The night times had frost warnings, but I don’t think we ever got quite below freezing. The days were sunny and warmed up in the high 50s on Saturday and into the 60s on Sunday. We rode both days. Saturday was a surprisingly busy day at the barn. We actually… Read more »
Five Days, Four Rides, No Photos
It’s been an interesting week and I’m well behind on the blogging so I’m going go try to catch up in one post. I also have been horrible neglectful with the camera lately, so have no images to go with these reports. Wednesday: Ride OneSteen and I rode with Bear and Brian on the strip.… Read more »
Bear and the Bots
Wednesday I went out to ride with Robin and Steen. Things were nice, but Bear was a little bit off. He was not thrilled to be riding. He was just spacey. To get him out of it we did some easy stuff, then we did some thinking stuff, then we just did some plain old… Read more »
New Pad
We had a couple of chilly, stormy days so Brian and I found the boys a bit hungry and dirty in the pasture. We decided to let them graze in the airlock while we groomed them. Steen apparently prefers the grass at the very edge of the fence line. After we got the worst of… Read more »
Grazing and Grooming
And a little riding afterwards, too. When Robin and I pulled Bear and Steen out of the pasture both the guys were quite ravenous. Saturday had been a chilly and wet day, plus the grasses just aren’t coming up like they do in the middle of the summer. Despite it being a Sunny Sunday afternoon… Read more »