Brian and I have a real knack for utterly miscalculating the weather on the weekends and heading to the barn at precisely the wrong time. Today was no exception. We found ourselves with two mostly tacked up horses and a storm that rolled in and started dumping rain. We went inside and dawdled, hoping it… Read more »
cruising
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 Falls, No Bucks
That’s right, no bucks. On Thursday there was a buck, and I was able to stay on. So now I can say I’ve ridden a bucking horse. It happened in the indoor arena. It was just Bear and I. We had done our usual warmup of lots of walking and easy circles, stops, and flexes… Read more »
Still Cruisin’
Today Steen and I had our first real indoor ride at the new barn. And I must say, things went pretty well. When I first brought him inside he was nervous, as he’s been lately, but a little better than the last couple of times. He was also very clean and very fluffy, so grooming… Read more »
Dumped
Well, it happens to all of us from time to time. Yesterday, due to a string of fairly unintelligent choices on my part, I fell off my horse. It was my first fall indoors, and I must say plopping off into the deep sand of an indoor arena is not bad at all. Also, as… Read more »
Winter at the Barn
It has definitely taken me a little while to adjust to riding in the winter here. I got very used to my long, leisurely trips out the barn, taking my time with grooming, groundwork, riding and then lounging outside in the green and the sun while Steen grazed. Lately, the temperatures have not been at… Read more »
Solo Lope
A few weeks ago Robin gave me Steenblog rights because I was starting to get out to the stables on Tuesdays for “guys night” (which mostly includes Steen and I). The first outing was not so great as it was the day after Steen got his teeth floated. The second outing was a little bit… Read more »
Railing
Monday I went to the barn for a morning ride. As usual, I had the place to myself. Steen and I worked outdoors, since he’s been relaxed again lately and I want to ride outside all I can while the weather holds. It was a good ride, though I am starting to demand a little… Read more »
Cruisin’
Well, it’s now been three months since Steen came into my life and although he’s still a long ways from dead broke, he’s a more and more relaxing horse to be around every day. His ground manners are approaching excellent, and everything else is slowly improving as well. Lately we have been doing an exercise… Read more »