I forgot to mention last post that Steen kicked himself during our unplanned gallop and split open his heel. It was bleeding a lot when we got back to the barn, and I hosed it off and packed it with Neosporin. The bleeding stopped quickly after that and I wasn’t too worried about. Still, I… Read more »
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Easter Surprise
We spent the weekend in the Chicago area visiting my family and meeting our new niece. We also got to spend a lot of quality time with our 2 year old nephew. It was my first time playing Easter Bunny, too. When we got back into town Sunday afternoon we were tired and hungry, but… Read more »
Squishy Ground
I was curious to see how Laredo would be for me today after his long, somewhat difficult ride with Brian yesterday. I expected him to be tired, so was pleasantly surprised when I got on and that was not the case. He was soft to the hackamore and moving out nicely from the start. My… Read more »
Repeat
We had so much fun on yesterday’s ride we decided to more or less repeat it today. It has been too long since we got out and about, so doing the same thing over again was not a drag at all. I had ridden Bear a few times in a row, so it was my… Read more »
Getting Out!
It has not been the nicest spring, and while today only graced us with highs in the 30s, the sun was out and there was no wind. We bundled up, but shortly after getting to the barn realized we’d be able to tack up outside. The herd was feeling a bit frisky, and when we… Read more »
Spring Break!
I had a work trip to Minneapolis earlier this week, but other than that I’ve taken some days off work because it is spring break. The weather has been nothing like spring break. We’ve had rain and snow and single digit temps and some crazy wind that felt right out of Canada. So when today… Read more »
Frigid March
Today the farrier was out, so there were a bunch of people at the barn to get their horses feet done. Brian and I got there early to fit in a ride before it was our turn. I rode Steen. It was a super cold morning, and he was riled up and snorty when we… Read more »
The Mid-Week Rides
The weather is slowly improving and so is our motivation. So this week we got out to the barn on two afternoons. On Wednesday I rode Bear. He continues to come in feeling good and loose. The blanket has definitely been a smart choice with all the cold and damp weather we’ve had lately. I… Read more »
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 »
Warm and Loose
Again we trudged out to the pasture in a steady rain. It continued to rain on and off through the night, and I was happy we put the blanket on yesterday. I found him tucked up to the bale munching on some hay. He seemed happy to see me, as he probably knew I was… Read more »