Bear seems to be over his bug. So although he’s probably still struggling with the anemia, the vet suggested getting him back into some light riding would be good. So today we set out to ride all our horses, two each. I started on Laredo in the outdoor arena. We rode him there a lot… Read more »
Laredo
Hard to Title with Two Very Different Rides
We got out to the barn early on Saturday knowing we would work with a lot of horses. We were each going to ride two, and on top of that Robin would be working with a 2 year old. It was my day to work with Zoey, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that… Read more »
End of a Long Week
We’ve barely had Zoey a week. It is kind of hard to imagine, as it seems like we’ve gotten to know her pretty well through the vet work and groundwork and riding. It does help that she is a fairly easy horse to work with. She has her anxieties and issues, but she is not… Read more »
Friday at the Barn
We were super happy to wave goodbye to the work week and head for the barn today. We found the herd warm and bored, and everyone but Zoey seemed really happy to see us. I wove my way through the welcoming committee at the gate and went into the second pasture. Zoey seems to have… Read more »
The New Norm?
I checked Bear’s temp first thing and it was below 100. Very nice, considering he was just dozing in the sun on another warm afternoon. And then I proceeded to catch Zoey. She is not a fan of me, or possibly not a big fan of men. It can be hard to tell as Robin… Read more »
Effort
Robin had a great ride on Laredo Sunday. After her energetic and surprisingly good ride on Zoey, she found Laredo decidedly lacking in the try department. She had already decided to try him in the snaffle again, and she was happy she did. It allowed her to correct and encourage him in a way that… Read more »
A Good Start to a Long, Long Day
We had quite the barn Sunday. It panned out in three segments: Ride One, Ride Two, and Unplanned Vet Call. And I’m afraid this post is going to end up rather long. Ride One We were excited to get out to the barn today and see how our new girl is taking to her new environment.… Read more »
One Year Later
We’ve now had Laredo for exactly one year. At times it has been rough, but it has also been extremely educational. In that time we’ve gotten over the ear issue, had a few bucks and runaways, taught him how to lope some circles, and become close enough that he will sometimes run to us in… Read more »
Saturday Swap
It rained all day Friday, so we didn’t ride. We were supposed to get more rain today, but it was dry in the morning. We decided to head to the barn before things could get worse. The bales are a little low, and we found the herd rather chilly and unhappy. I planned to bring… Read more »
Taking it Easy
We had another big, cold rain storm come through. Robin was nice enough to run out to the barn Thursday night to blanket the guys and let me get a workout in. Things were still wet on Friday, and we didn’t have much end of the week motivation. But today we got up in the… Read more »