After a long couple weeks of traveling, we felt like lounging in our own house a little bit. So it was a few days before we got out to the barn to see the guys. I definitely missed them, but it was also nice to know they were getting some good time off. Bear was… Read more »
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Back on the Kid
We’re definitely having a somewhat lackadaisical start the year in terms of riding. But the weather is never great in January, so we tend to figure we’ll get out there when we get out there and not worry too much about how often it is. Today it was time to get Laredo going again. Ever since he… Read more »
Home to Winter
After our weeks in sunny Arizona, getting back to Iowa (where there is snow on the ground and temps have been in the teens) has been a bit of an… adjustment. Between the backlog of work-related tasks and some work we’re having done on the house, we had an unusually busy week and didn’t manage… Read more »
Young Visitors
A few years ago Robin had our friend Adele out to the barn with her young son, Ben. They had a great time meeting Steen. Now Adele has another son, Noah, and is pregnant with a third. In that time we have gotten two more horses, so they were excited to come out and see… Read more »
Catch-up: Bear
During Steen’s convalescence, I’ve been riding Bear a bit more. And this is good because I do think Bear and I are getting to know each other better. He’s more and more Brian’s horse as time goes on, but it’s nice to feel our last few rides that he’s capable of leaving Brian for a while… Read more »
A Long Weekend Report
I took Friday off because my parents were in town. They have not visited for about a year, so it was fun for us to hang out and spend a lot of time at the barn. Friday was cold and windy. We woke up to a damp day and then it just got wetter. It… Read more »
Workin’
Usually this time of year I experience a bit of a lull with work and so I can do things like ride a lot and take short vacations but still stay on top of things with my clients. Not so much this year. I’m juggling more projects than ever before and I have a waiting… Read more »
A Double Ride
It was again my turn to work with Laredo. We went to the barn extra early as it was both Duke Day and Vet Day, so we knew things would be a little hectic and crowded. Thankfully Laredo keeps getting more and more settled. Today it only took me 4 minutes to get the halter… Read more »
Trims and Vaccinations
We got the barn early today because both the farrier and the vet were scheduled to come out. We wanted to ride before the chaos started. Catching Laredo took four minutes today, so we are definitely on the right track with that. We groomed and tacked and he seemed a bit less touchy about his… Read more »
First Laredo Ride
We gave everyone the day off on Thursday but were keen to head back out today. It was my day to work with Laredo. Catching was even shorter than last time. It only took 11 minutes (half of which was just him running from the big pasture into the winter lot) and I probably could… Read more »