I kind of let the blog go by the wayside in July and most of August. I did ride some, but not a whole lot. I won’t bore you with the details, but I will sumarize. Bear cut his leg, then we purchased some powder stuff that healed it up tremendously. It now appears as… Read more »
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Transitions
The morning was wet and we also had some things to do in the early afternoon, so we didn’t get out until after 2. But it was one of those gorgeous June days: sunny, slightly breezy, temps in the low 80s. The horses were a little lethargic from standing in the warm sun all day,… Read more »
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 »
Good Gait Speeds
It was a hot Friday afternoon, and we almost didn’t go to the barn. I was really tired from a long week at work (even though it was actually only four days), but I figured I would probably just sit around the house if I didn’t head out to see the horses. So we went. … Read more »
Loping in the Pasture
When we pulled up to the barn I was excited to see that the strip had been cut. I wished I had a camera with me during our last ride because the wind made the grasses look really cool against the horses’ legs. They were almost up their bellies in some places. But the grass… Read more »
The Game
On a sunny, windy day, I trudged out to the pasture in muck boots, rope halter in hand. Robin graciously hung out in the airlock and watched as I picked my way to Sham in the far corner of the pasture. He was nibbling at the first real grass blades coming up. As I hoped,… Read more »
A Shock to the System
Thursday’s spook near the gate turned out to be worse than we thought. What actually happened is the charge in the electric wire arced through the puddle, zapping Sham through all four feet. I was fine in my rubber boots. I was lucky in that all the work I did with Sham after that was… Read more »
Mr. Friendly
When I visited Sham over the weekend he eagerly came to me both days. I took this as a very good sign. I have not gone to see him this week as I’ve been busy preparing for a ski race, but Robin was out there today. When she went to get Steen, who lives in… Read more »