Today Brian and I headed to the barn in the morning for a change. He was able to mush his work schedule around and I had a dentist appointment in the afternoon, and it was going to be hot, so we figured this was the only chance we would get to see our boys. We… Read more »
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A Ride and a Trim
Today was Duke Day, and though we often end up not riding on days the farrier comes, the weather was so beautiful we didn’t want to miss the opportunity. Also, Brian thought Bear might have an easier time with his feet if he was nice and limber after a light ride, so we headed out… Read more »
Two Fast Rides
I’ve spent my last two rides in the new saddle. On Friday, we rode on the strip. Steen started out very relaxed and we had some good trots. The ground was nice and dry and he was feeling balanced and attentive, so before long I transitioned up to the lope. He was mostly good at… Read more »
Another Try
Today Brian and I headed to the barn armed with yet another saddle: This is a Cashel trail saddle. It’s build on an axis tree that has a reputation for leaving a horse free at the shoulders and fitting a pretty wide variety of backs. Plus it’s just a pretty saddle. 🙂 It was a… Read more »
Borrowing the Bear Trap
The whole saddle debacle has taken the wind out of my sails a bit, but yesterday Brian came home from work and coaxed me out to the barn. He wanted to spend a day working on groundwork anyway, due to Bear’s swollen ankles, so he offered me a the use of his saddle. I’ve only… Read more »
Dressage Day!
Today I met my friend Jean out at the barn. We hadn’t ridden together since Schooley had to be put down, but since Bear is pretty settled in now, it seemed high time to get her out for a ride on our two boys. Since Steen currently has no saddle that will fit him, she… Read more »
Hacked
With my new saddle theoretically due any day now, Brian and I decided it might be nice to have a spare saddle that will fit Steen in case we have guests who are good riders but perhaps not comfortable in a treeless saddle. We’ve been watching ebay, and late last week we made our move.… Read more »
Back on Jak
Robin and I spent the last few days visiting her family in Arizona. We had wonderful weather and lots of relaxing family time. We also got to spend some time with the horses. For three days I got to ride my sister-in-law’s horse Jak. He is a spunky little Appaloosa with a lot of character. … Read more »
Saddle Care
We’re back in town after a trip out to AZ to visit my family. We were mostly there to socialize with people, but we had a few horse-related goals as well. First, conditioning Brian’s new saddle in past weeks has caused me to suffer some pangs of guilt regarding the old saddle I used on… Read more »
Sub-par Saddle
Today I decided to throw my saddle back on Steen. I did this for a few different reasons, one of them just being curiosity. I’ve always known the saddle was not an ideal fit for him, but I guess I wasn’t convinced it was a horrible fit either. Still, Steen has been so quiet lately… Read more »