I’ve now been riding horses for a few years, and it was almost two years ago that I jumped into horse ownership. So it was definitely time for a blog redesign and a slightly new title. I mentioned a few weeks ago our photo shoot with the Dreschers. Once we received all the great shots… Read more »
Buck Brannaman
Sunday Bliss
Today was sunny, breezy and in the high 70’s. After our excellent ride yesterday, we were keen to get out to the barn again. We returned to the big pasture after mounting, and walked all the way to the hilltop to work on backing half-circles. Steen was relaxed. I’m sure some part of it was… Read more »
Short Serpentines
Today was cloudy and somewhat cool. When we walked out to the pasture all the horses were out of sight except Bear, who was tucked into a corner of the windblock. When he heard our voices he turned around to look at us. After watching for a few moments he wandered over to me while… Read more »
Can You Feel Me Now?
A few months ago I read Bill Dorrance’s text book sized work, True Horsemanship Through Feel. At nearly 400 pages, it was a lot to take in. But I took away an awful lot of ideas. The main one was obviously “feel.” The things I read about feel helped me work with leading Bear and… Read more »
This Changes Everything
We’ve had a very busy stretch here, starting with a visit from my mother. We went out to the barn once while she was here, and she did climb on Steen briefly but he showed an immediate inclination to play his “pick up the trot” game with her, and she didn’t really want to play.… Read more »
A Whole Lotta Buck
I know I was just getting back on track with the blog and now it has been weeks. But they were busy weeks. Robin’s Mom was visiting for a while, and then we had a short vacation. First we saw the film Buck. I had been excited about this film since I first heard about… Read more »