We managed a mid week barn trip for the first time in ages today. It was cold but sunny, and it felt great to leave town in the afternoon. I rode Laredo. Before the ride, I worked quite a bit on his head/ear issue. It’s basically reduced at this point to more of a grouchy… Read more »
indoor ride
Steen Weekend
We may have gone over to a friend’s house for dinner last night and accidentally consumed a little too much wine. As a result, we weren’t up and out of the house at the crack of dawn today. And of course, daylight saving’s time stole an hour of our night on top of everything else.… Read more »
Signs of Spring?
We knew it was going to be a rainy weekend, but were determined not to let this phase us. Today we got up and went right out to the barn. We found everyone super, super wet. We took Steen and Laredo inside and got them cleaned up, but we didn’t allow them their usual pre-ride… Read more »
And a Few More
The weather has continued to keep us confined to the indoor arena. While I am very grateful to have access to such a facility, it definitely limits our riding options. This time of year it often seems we start to struggle to come up with things to do and work on. When that happens, it… Read more »
Birthday Chinks
In addition to a gorgeous mecate and a few other gifts, Robin also got me a pair of custom chinks for my birthday. It took a few months for them to get made, but the wait was worth it. We got them from LW Leather, and they are extremely well made and comfortable. I was… Read more »
A Few Winter Rides
So far February hasn’t been quite the springboard back into an active barn habit that I was hoping for. Work is just nuts so far this year. We’ve been taking some steps to help get in front of the workload, but a lot of days I would have liked to have gone to the barn… Read more »
Just The Bear and I
Robin has been extremely busy with work this year, and that has cut down on some of our mid-week rides. But today I felt determined to get out there. Robin stayed home to work, so it was just Bear and I. We also had the barn to ourselves for most of the afternoon. So I… Read more »
Cruisin on Laredo
We had our best ride together since sometime early in the fall. After that I wasn’t riding him a lot due to Steen’s injury. Then we had our couple of run-away moments just before the holidays (apparently I didn’t blog about the second one). They were excellent learning experiences, but they definitely set my Laredo… Read more »
Feeling Good
Again we got out to the barn early in the morning. And it was pretty cold. This week it got really nice, but we were busy with work stuff. So this morning’s 11 degrees felt pretty chilly. Thankfully the pasture has improved some. It is still full of frozen lumps, but they are more rounded… Read more »
Getting Out Early
When we went to bed Saturday night, we knew there was a good chance Sunday would be not so nice. So I decided to just get up the next morning, have my coffee and breakfast, and then go to the barn. No matter what. It was a good thing I made that decision, because otherwise… Read more »