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 »
Bear
Reunited (and it Feels So Good)
Friday is lesson day. As we headed for the barn Brian and I decided it was time to put him back on Bear. I was pretty confident things would go well. With my new understanding of Bear’s antics I felt I could coach Brian through any minor resistance Bear might put up. Still, if there… Read more »
Good Boys
Today I rode both our horses, one after the other. I rode Bear first. After our few days of slowly coming to understand each other, I wanted to try him in the saddle again. And I have to say he was completely awesome from the start. He felt relaxed and his mobility was definitely no… Read more »
Trotting the Bear
I intended to go to the barn alone earlier this week, but things have actually been busier than ever for me and my business and I’ve been working exceptionally long days. But this afternoon I reached a point where I simply had to take a break. Which meant Brian and I headed for the barn… 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 »
No Miracles
Brian and I were both looking forward to seeing how Bear went in the new saddle again, so on Wednesday we went out for another ride. We brought both the boys in and I hopped on Steen bareback. Meanwhile Brian tacked up and did groundwork. Bear was great and we still had high hopes 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 »
Best Lesson Yet
I was definitely curious to see Brian ride in the bear trap again and Friday is lesson day, so even though I was battling the yawns this afternoon, I rallied and we headed out. Bear was in a funny mood to start. They’d put out new bales yesterday and Bear had clearly been gorging himself… Read more »
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 »
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 »