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 »
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Going Good
I wanted to do a hard, fast ride. It was a gorgeous, sunny day, and Steen is chubby. When he’s well-fed and warm is when he’s at his most mellow. It was a good opportunity to work on encouraging him to move out but retain the ability to think. I’ve been having issues with saddle… Read more »
Circles and Lead Changes
We got more rain in the night, and we headed for the barn in the cool temps of morning. The herd was frisky. Every now and then we head out into the pasture and they use our presence as an excuse to gallop off somewhere else. That happened today, but they always run to the… Read more »
You Run Away From Me, You’re Gonna Get Coned
When we walked out into the pasture this morning the guys were in the same far, low corner they were in Friday when they came up to us. But when we got close to them today they moved off. Well, not they, it was clearly Bear who moved the others over the creek drainage and… Read more »
Hackamore Heaven
I love it when the horses are out in the big pasture. I love that they get to live in such a great space. I love the view we get as we’re walking out to get them. I love tromping through the grass and seeing what the herd is up to. What I don’t love quite as… Read more »
Loose Rein Loping
Friday we rode inside again. It was another one of those blustery and chilly days that would have been fine to ride outside, but when you’ve got the empty indoor arena right there, why not? And it was a fun ride. Bear was super soft from the beginning. He had these wonderfully collected backs and… Read more »
Warning: Horse Will Make You Ride
I couldn’t think of a title for this post, so I found an online generator to do the job. It was a little damp and chilly today and we were tired. It’s so easy not to go to the barn after a long week at work. But we rallied and headed out. We tromped out… Read more »
What Horse is This?
Today Bear came to me. It is definitely a milestone, but there is still more to work on. He was not very far away, and he wasn’t eating. He was also potentially bothered by the flies. Nevertheless, when I was walking up he saw me, and when I got to the gate he was already… Read more »
Hackamore Confidence
We went to the barn on Sunday hoping for a quiet ride outdoors in the second pasture, but our plans were foiled. There were still some visitors from Saturday mini-show and they were riding when we arrived. It was a super windy, blustery day. We had hoped the rain was done for a while, but… Read more »
A Weekend Indoors
We’ve had a lot of storms these past few days, though I suppose we are lucky that we only had to deal with strong winds and some mild thunderstorms. It was never storming actively when we got out to the barn the past three days, but things were usually cold and damp so we elected… Read more »