Lately I have been getting some long rides in, but this Tuesday Bear and I had a fun, short ride, and I kind of liked the idea of having a few of those just to mix things up. On Thursday we more or less repeated Tuesday’s ride, but we were back out on the strip,… Read more »
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Making Use of the Mecate
Saturday morning was cooler than Friday afternoon, so we decided to get an early start and head out to the barn. The guys were hanging out together right near the gate. They also seemed very relaxed and happy to see us. As the hay is still drying on the strip we again rode in the… Read more »
Steen the Irritating
On Monday we rode again on the strip. I went bareback and Steen started out being very good, but over the course of the ride his behavior sort of devolved. The main thing he was doing was wanting to jog. Constantly. Any time I tried to put him down into a walk he’d just keep… Read more »
Sweet Talk
Horses aren’t super vocal creatures. For the most part the horses I’ve owned and handled tend to call out when they are feeling isolated and nicker when they are excited for their dinner. I have also heard the occasional nicker exchanged between horses who have been separated and are happy to be together again, or horses who haven’t met… Read more »
Return to the Strip
This morning the sun was shining when we woke up. I was pretty happy about this. We celebrated by getting a few thing done around the house and yard, then heading downtown for some crepes. After that, we went to the barn via the house of a couple who started as clients of my web… Read more »
Two Summer Rides
I have actually been getting out to the barn more than I’ve been blogging about getting out to the barn, but still not as much as I’d like. Last week I decided to saddle Steen up and take him outdoors for the first time in a long while. The results were a tad disappointing. I… Read more »
Steen vs. the Babbling Brook
Monday found Steen and me out on our first real ride of the season in the company of Jean and Schooley. The horses were pretty calm starting off, and the sun was out, there was a nice breeze and it felt good to be in the great outdoors. We meandered around the property for a… Read more »
Oh, Deer
On Friday, Steen and I hit the trails again, and things didn’t go so well. We started out with a mistake on my part. I assumed he’d be ok walking past a car he spooked at a few days ago. But he wasn’t. Within two minutes of the start of the ride, he’d treated me… Read more »