Horse Thoughts

And Again!

Today I went to the barn and found Steen and the pasture herd were back out in 15+ acres of grass. He and his buddies had clearly been gorging themselves for many hours, and as a consequence he was a bit gassy and grumpy when I brought him indoors. He was also stiff in the… Read more »

So Far So Good

Today I was at the barn at 8:00am and Steen and I had a lovely ride. He was very relaxed and already more responsive than he’s been the last few times I rode. We stayed indoors and I went bareback (I’m still having issues with my foot), but he was more willing to stop and… Read more »

New Plan

Lately my days have gone something like this: 6:15: Wake up. Think, “I should go see Steen today.” 6:30: Have coffee and hang out with Brian. Eat breakfast. 7:30: Check email. Get sucked into doing something for a client. 8:00: Think, “I will go see Steen just as soon as I finish this one thing.”… Read more »

Between Storms

We’ve had a crazy string of summer storms rolling through Iowa the last couple weeks – two a day sometimes, just crashing in with thunder and lightning and dumping tons of water. Add the weather to that whole running a small business thing I’m doing these days, plus some foot-related issues lingering from our long… Read more »

Photos from Our Trip

While this post isn’t technically horse related, I thought I’d share photos from our trip on the Steen blog anyway. Images from our trip to the UK. We started by walking the Highland Way – 95 miles of trail between Glasgow and Fort William in Scotland. We went from there to Whitley Bay (near Newcastle)… Read more »

Back on the Map

Four weeks is a long time to be away. I definitely missed Steen more than just about anything. Fortunately Cathi sent me a few photos over the course of the trip, so on those rare occasions we managed to get online there was usually an update waiting.  This morning I went out to the barn… Read more »

Away for Awhile

Brian and I are heading over-seas, and while I’m excited both to walk the Highland Way North from Glasgow for a couple weeks and then toast my brother’s nuptials in England, I sure am going to miss my horse. Fortunately, Steen’s out in the large pasture with the rest of the herd now (though choosing… Read more »

I Ride Again!

Actually, I’ve been riding for a little bit now, I’ve just been too lazy to blog about it. For the past couple of weeks Robin has been swamped with her web work and her last month at the art gallery. So a couple days each week I’ve gotten Steen out for some relaxing walk/trot rides.… Read more »