We got a fair bit of rain last week, and there were some storms forecast the weekend as well. The farrier was out on Thursday, and all four of our horses got their feet trimmed. Zoey is healing slowly. Brian rode her briefly last Sunday, but she was favoring her injured leg a tad at… Read more »
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Back to Going in Circles
So many of the horse blogs I read have been suffering this summer, and the same has been true of my own Thankfully I have been out riding and learning a lot. Unfortunately, not everything I learned has been good. A couple weeks ago I found out that Richard Caldwell, one of my all time… Read more »
Summer Riding
Robin posted a while ago about how amazing our July weather was. It didn’t last. The second half of the month was very hot, and we didn’t get quite as much riding in. But now August is back to great temps. We spent some really long days at the barn this weekend. Saturday’s ride ended… Read more »
The One Where I Almost Get Bucked Off
There we were, loping up a beautiful grassy hill; Robin was on an energetic but attentive Steen, and I was riding a happy to be out but somewhat lethargic Laredo. The temps were in the 60’s and a strong wind was blowing out of the north. It felt like late September. And then Laredo threw… Read more »
Getting Out Alone
My introduction to horses started a little over five years ago with following Robin to the barn to watch her ride Steen. From there I slowly learned a few things about grooming, tacking, groundwork, and later, riding. My interest grew slowly for a few years, and eventually I ended up with my own horse. My… Read more »
July is Kind (So Far)
Usually July in Iowa is not all that great. It tends to be hot, humid, and buggy. Not my favorite combo. This July has been much better than usual. We’ve had a lot of mild days. We’ve been getting out on the horses a lot. And as far as the blogging in concerned, that’s part… Read more »
Photo Dump!
So having four horses has been interesting. We’re learning tons and getting a lot of ride time in. The only thing that is suffering is my blogging. When you are almost always having two rides each day, it makes it hard to come home and formulate your thoughts. So here are some highlights. Bear… Read more »
A Long Day in the Arena
It’s a three day weekend and we’re supposed to have huge storms every day. Today we woke up to sprinkles and sat around the house for many hours as it continued to rain. The crops need it, but I’d rather it came on my non-ride days. Eventually we saw the storm ending and went out… Read more »
Walking Out
I was a little tired this afternoon. Friday’s can get that way a lot. Especially if we’ve been getting to the barn a lot that week. But there was no question whether or not we’d go. It was absolutely gorgeous out. High 60s, sun, light wind. The only question was who to ride. I didn’t… Read more »
Hightlights From Tuesday
On Tuesday Robin grabbed some not-highly-exciting-video of me working Bear when I was trying to keep things light and stay off his head as he’s still got a pretty big lump from being kicked in the neck and chest. We’ve been working on this for a lot of months now. I used to have to… Read more »