That is how the barn day felt today. Things were probably mostly good, but there was some bad in there, too. Here’s the break down. Good: The saddle was great. Yesterday Robin and I treated it with oil to supple up the fenders and various other parts and then dumped a bunch of baby powder… Read more »
indoor ride
Weekend Report
Yesterday morning found Brian and I sitting on the floor by the coffee table. His new saddle sat on top of an old sheet draped over an old comforter, upside down. Armed with saddle sponges, neatsfoot oil and baby powder, we set out to make his new ride a little more comfortable. It was a… Read more »
Continuing to Trot
The pasture horses got some nice, dry bales of hay. When I went out to get Bear he was standing with his side up against a bale, and he was covered in hay. I wish I took a picture of it. When he saw me coming he took a half-hearted bite out of the bale… Read more »
New Saddle!
I was out of town the last two days for work, and it was a little tiring. After I got home I lounged in the recliner wondering what I should do with my afternoon when the UPS guy came up to the door with a huge box in his arms. My new Bear Trap Rancher… Read more »
Four Short Rides
Ok, well, the title of this post might be a bit of an exaggeration. But only a bit. In the last two days I’ve been to the barn twice and I’ve ridden both of our horses both times. I’m not sure I’ve ever actually done that before. Yesterday my mission was to spend a while… Read more »
Tail Envy
When Steen gets any compliment more specific than, “He’s so pretty,” it is more than likely to be, “Wow, what an amazing tail.” It is true, Steen’s tail is possibly the fullest, longest, most impressive tail I have ever encountered on a horse, and it is also true that it is more or less wasted… Read more »
Shots and Saddles
On Friday I had another good lesson on Bear. It was a beautiful and relaxing afternoon at the barn. When I brought Bear in, though, he was probably the dirtiest I’d ever seen him. So grooming took some time. He was good for it. I think the groundwork we’ve been doing has made him more… Read more »
Drying Out
Today the pasture was significantly less mucky when we went out to fetch the boys. I again brought Steen in for a quick bareback ride while Brian got Bear ready. We did more work at the walk and trot. His trot is just getting smoother and steadier each ride. In spite of the fact that… Read more »
Mild
Today I did what I should do more often and headed to the barn before starting to work. It was a bit breezy and hazy, but with temps in the 50’s it felt great to be outside. I fetched Steen from the less-mucky pasture and brought him indoors. He’s shedding full force, and I swear… Read more »
Anniversary Ride
Brian and I have now officially been married for two whole years, so we decided to celebrate by spending the early afternoon at the barn. It is warmer today, though still super mucky, but we brought the boys in and cleaned them up. We wanted them to run around a little in the indoor arena… Read more »