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
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 »
Oh the Wind Blows
We had a super windy day out here (and Brian and I were both pretty tired anyway), so we opted for a quick indoor bareback ride after work. We fetched our boys and brought them inside. Brian managed to mount from the ground. I had to employ the stepping stool (it’s possible I could haul… Read more »
More Strip Time
This afternoon I should have been working. My “to do” list is so long I can’t see the end of it. But when Brian called and told me he was going to stop off to see Bear on his way home from work, I couldn’t resist. I met him out there. For once Steen was… Read more »
Bear Day
It’s a day of haze and fog in Iowa, but luckily Brian and I already had a plan for our barn activities today. We thought another day with both of us focused Bear would be the best, so we decided to leave Steen in the pasture. Amusingly, the fact that I did not halter him… Read more »
Slowing Down
The season is just starting to turn definitively towards fall and today we woke up to a storm. The rain passed, however, so we decided to fill the late morning with a barn trip. Our goal for the day was for me to pay close attention to Bear and Brian and try to help facilitate… Read more »
Working the Strip
Today Brian and I headed out for our (soon to be) traditional Wednesday afternoon at the barn. The weather was again perfect. I had an easy start to the day when I found Steen up by the waterer, so I didn’t even have to hike out to the pasture to get him. The boys were… Read more »
Steen the Teacher
Yesterday was our first Duke Day with Bear. It was also scheduled to be a bit of a potluck. We hung out with the other barn people and ate home-made cornbread and chili and enjoyed the beautiful day. I also hauled along our SLR instead of our usual point-and-shoot. Trims were uneventful. Steen was his… Read more »
Back to Bareback
Brian and I were both feeling a bit banged up today. I stupidly fell down the stairs in our house, and he’s dealing with the aftermath of tumbling off his horse. So, today we decided to take it easy and just do a low-key indoor ride. Then when we got to the barn and realized… Read more »
Steen the Bad Influence
Today Brian and I headed to the barn. We hoped for a longer trail ride, but things didn’t quite go that way. The real problem was Steen. It was really windy and he was a bit antsy at first. As we headed down the strip, though, he relaxed and I thought he was going to… Read more »