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 »
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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 »
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 »
Indoor Lope
Brian and I headed out to the barn today with the intention of riding outside. But it was honestly kind of horrible out. Granted, it wasn’t raining. But it was chilly and windy. We walked to the pasture, Steen saw me and he literally came running for the gate. I brought him in to find… Read more »
A Short Ride and Some Fresh Grass
It was a week of bad weather, and the indoor arena was undergoing a treatment that will make it dust free but did render it unusable for about five days first. This meant there was mud and wet outside and no arena inside, so the boys got five days off. I went out on Friday… Read more »
Steen the Chilled and Steen the Chill
This weekend we had a visitor. Brian’s sister, Christina, came up from the Chicago area and one of the big objectives of her visit was to hang out with Steen and Bear (she’d never met either of them before and has spent very little time with horses in general). Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate and… Read more »
Busy Barn Saturday
Brian and I headed to the barn early today, hoping to avoid any Saturday traffic. The place was empty when we arrived but that changed before we even got our horses inside. Another boarder arrived to ride her horse Daisy, the only other Paint in the pasture. We had some rain the last couple of… Read more »
Switch!
We seem to be having our first truly warm day of the year. Brian and I woke up, saw that it was already in the 50’s, and headed for the barn. The plan was for Brian to ride Steen again and me to ride Bear bareback. Steen saw us arrive and made a b-line for… Read more »
Weekend Report
Yesterday morning found Brian and I sitting on the floor by the coffee table. His new saddle sat on top of an old sheet draped over an old comforter, upside down. Armed with saddle sponges, neatsfoot oil and baby powder, we set out to make his new ride a little more comfortable. It was a… Read more »
Four Short Rides
Ok, well, the title of this post might be a bit of an exaggeration. But only a bit. In the last two days I’ve been to the barn twice and I’ve ridden both of our horses both times. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually done that before. Yesterday my mission was to spend a while… Read more »