By far. Laredo was wonderful today. He walked right up to me in the pasture, and things just got better from there. Working around his head with the flymask and headstall, grooming, and leading were all really great. I suppose the only not so great moments occured with groundwork. We are improving a lot with… Read more »
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End of a Long Weekend
This morning we got out to the barn for the third morning in a row. Again it was warm, but thankfully breezier than the past few days, so it felt a little bit more comfortable. But still, I think I was tired from the long weekend, and it wasn’t the best day for me out… Read more »
Hard Work
It was another really hot day out at the barn. We are having an unusually hot streak right now. I guess it makes sense, as I just read a headline somewhere that the past 12 months have been the hottest on record. Still, I’m hopeful for a nicer June. June is my favorite summer month.… Read more »
Hooked on a Feeling
Just like Robin mentioned, really working the soft feel to its full potential is something we have let slide in the past few months. I knew it was happening, but I couldn’t exactly figure out why. I guess week by week I got a little more lax about holding it and using it before a… Read more »
My Turn
Robin worked with Laredo for most of yesterday, so today it was my turn. We found him in a low section of the big pasture, grazing with the Icelandics. I went over to give Bleika some pets. Laredo got curious, and for a second I thought he would come right up to us. But no. … Read more »
New Design!
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 »
Oops
I kind of let the blog go by the wayside in July and most of August. I did ride some, but not a whole lot. I won’t bore you with the details, but I will sumarize. Bear cut his leg, then we purchased some powder stuff that healed it up tremendously. It now appears as… Read more »
No Riding
Robin and I got up nice and early (for a Saturday), enjoyed our coffee and breakfast, and then got to the barn before 9. We hung out with our barn owner for a little while and watched Whisper and his mom NOT interact with all the new horses they were turned out with. With as… Read more »
Vacation Rides
We’ve had some hot, hot days here this past week. It has made getting to the barn after work a little difficult. And the guys would have hated us if we made them work hard in that weather. So Thursday morning I took an impromptu mini-vacation from work, and Robin and I went to the… Read more »
Bear Thinks He’s a Four Year Old
Today we went out to the barn in the afternoon. My plan was to start loping Bear early (particularly if it seemed like he felt good) and the lope and lope and lope. And then maybe lope some more. We started with some really light groundwork, then did a little warming up under saddle with… Read more »