Not for me. For Robin. But I think I’m just as excited about it as she is. Today the farrier was coming, so Robin went out early and I met her at the barn when I got off work. Turns out that only 1 horse needed a trim. The other twenty or so were just… Read more »
saddle
The Birthday Gets Bigger
I bought my current saddle about a year and a half ago, and while there are quite a few things I do love about it, there are also a number of things I don’t love. For one thing, it’s a trail saddle and as much as I try to situate the fenders so they are… Read more »
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 »
Riding a Wade
I’ve been wanting to try out Brian’s saddle for a while, and lately Steen’s saddle has been riding lower on his shoulders and leaving dry spots again. I’m increasingly convinced the fit is just not ideal. Brian’s saddle has a fairly narrow, high gullet that I have suspected would be a good fit for Steen.… Read more »
Still Good
The first ride in the saddle was not some kind of one-time experience. If anything, Bear was moving and feeling even better today. And he was equally as stiff coming out of the pasture today as he was yesterday.. Robin and I got to the barn early so we could beat any other potential weekend… Read more »
Chilly Ride
It seems to have been our year for buying saddles. Although Brian has been largely happy with the bear trap, it seems lately to be causing some problems for Bear. Being that Bear is now 16 1/2 years old and we want to keep him healthy and fit as long as possible, we decided to… Read more »
Another Saddle
As I mentioned a little bit ago, I’ve been worrying about the fit of Bear’s saddle for quite some time now. So I decided to just get a new one and see how it goes. I found a great deal on a used McCall wade. It felt like a good move to make, because if… Read more »
Another Birthday Ride
This time mine. Yesterday I turned 31. Things are now slowing down at work and I was able to sneak away early in the afternoon. It was a little cold and damp out, so we had some tea before heading out to the barn. And we also got our first video from Giddy Up Flix. … Read more »
Back Inside
I can’t even remember when our last indoor ride was. I know we had a brief indoor ride just before one of the ferrier visits, but I think that was back in the early summer. This is definitely a good thing. I enjoy the fact that we have an indoor arena, but I also like… Read more »
Easily Swayed
Cathi (who owns our barn) has mentioned a few times this particular type of pad that she got and loooves and highly, highly recommends. But I must admit that I am not the sort of person who has a very easy time lending much weight to other people’s opinions of things they have purchased. I… Read more »