We’ve now had Laredo for exactly one year. At times it has been rough, but it has also been extremely educational. In that time we’ve gotten over the ear issue, had a few bucks and runaways, taught him how to lope some circles, and become close enough that he will sometimes run to us in… Read more »
anniversary
Not Immune
I got the sickness. Sunday afternoon, after my great rides, I could feel it coming on. Then I missed a few days at work and was a little too weak to get to the barn on the other days. Thankfully Friday I was feeling a little better. And the weather was really nice. I didn’t… Read more »
2nd Anniversary
Two years ago today I got Bear. He was a somewhat dumpy and out of shape horse. At 15, he also seemed quite old. He was still a great horse for me, but at the time we didn’t know if we would keep him much more than a year. How wrong we were. Within a… Read more »
Too Much?
We were about 10 minutes into yesterday’s ride and I was wondering if I had been doing too much lately. It was only about a week and a half ago that I started riding quite consistently again. Those rides were on the easy and short side, and Bear seemed to respond well to them. Then… Read more »
One Year Anniversary
Yesterday Bear and I celebrated our one year anniversary. Like most things measured in years, it went by both fast and slow. We also had our ups and our downs (figuratively and literally). But it has been really fun getting to know him better and better. When I brought him home a year ago he… 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 »