Today it was my turn to ride Laredo, and after Robin’s highly successful loping, I figured we would do the same. The ride started out pretty good, with the only problem coming from me and my boots. My good riding boots are at the cobbler’s getting new heels (I knocked the rubber off one doing… Read more »
Laredo
Lots of Running
Bear continues to feel a little off. He was not super interested in coming to me, and while he often lacks a little spunk, today he was lacking more than usual. I kept things very slow in the beginning. We went through all our usual things that seem to help loosen him up like walking… Read more »
First Laredo Lope
Last Monday I went out to the barn telling myself I would lope Laredo. We’ve been a bit slow to get there because we usually ride in such irregular, open spaces. For so long he had such a tendency to lock up on the bit and lean into pressure it didn’t seem there was anything… Read more »
Hot and Sticky
We’ve been waking up to really cloudy days lately. It hasn’t helped us get to the barn early. It might have been better if we did today, because by the time we got riding the sun was out and all the moisture in the ground made for a very sticky day. It wasn’t that bad,… Read more »
Like Magic
After way too long a break to suit my preference, I finally made it back to the barn today. I was in a bit of quandary deciding what horse to ride. Brian was going to ride Bear, so that left me with my pick of the other two. At first I was leaning towards Steen… Read more »
2nd Anniversary
Two years ago today I got Bear. He was a somewhat dumpy and out of shape horse. At 15, he also seemed quite old. He was still a great horse for me, but at the time we didn’t know if we would keep him much more than a year. How wrong we were. Within a… Read more »
The Triple
Robin is visiting her family in Arizona, so having nothing to do with myself in her absence I decided to spend most of the day at the barn riding all three horses. It was a breezy and cloudy day, and all the rides went quite well. Steen I decided to start with Steen. He is… Read more »
Just Laredo and Me
Robin has been hit by some ragweed allergies, so when I suggested a trip to the barn today, she wasn’t up for it. Thankfully she was fully supportive of me going. She’s the best. On the way out I decided Laredo needed the ride. He got two days off and Bear only got one day… Read more »
Laredo and the Rope
Last week, I had some really great rides on Laredo, so I was excited to get back on him today. I also still had the rope attached to my saddle, so I figured I would start by seeing how Laredo handled it. Like Bear, he seemed to recognize the rope, but he wasn’t as bothered… Read more »
Triple Digits
Today I logged my hundreth hour in the saddle for the year. Of course loads of people ride a whole lot more than that, but considering 100 hours was our goal for last year, I feel good about being here in August. I rode Laredo. With our little time out of town, the trail rides… Read more »