Heading out to the barn this morning I wasn’t sure who to ride. Normally we get into a rhythm where we alternate between our own horse and Laredo, but with the time off, we both could have ridden Laredo. We decided that Robin would ride Steen if he came to her, if not, she’d ride… Read more »
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If It Is Important, Do It Every Ride
Today we were short on time. Work was busy and we also had an early evening social engagement. So I was the one to dash out to the barn in the late afternoon. Robin was at the barn yesterday getting all their feet trimmed, and Steen’s shoulder burns were looking a lot worse. I wanted… Read more »
Hot and Sticky
We’ve been waking up to really cloudy days lately. It hasn’t helped us get to the barn early. It might have been better if we did today, because by the time we got riding the sun was out and all the moisture in the ground made for a very sticky day. It wasn’t that bad,… Read more »
Changing Things Up
I shifted my work hours so we could get out to the barn today for an early morning ride. It was still hot, and quite humid, but it sure beat the 100+ degree temps that came later in the day. The horses were grazing in the low section of the big pasture. When we approached… Read more »
Sometimes it is Hard to Tell
I was pretty sure Bear was sore again today. From the beginning he was very stiff laterally, stiffer than I ever remembered him being, and his gaits were not feeling like I’ve come to expect them to feel. Like last time, he wanted to pick up the trot and scoot around on the forehand. So… Read more »
Day by Day and Minute by Minute
We managed to get up quite early and head out to the barn before the heat today. It was a little sticky when we left, but thankfully a breeze picked up and helped dry the day out a little. We were also happy to have none of the last ride’s pasture shenanigans. Of course it… Read more »
Back and Forth
It was a somewhat disappointing ride for all of us. Robin and Laredo had their own issues, and Bear and I were contending with what appeared to be his sore back and distraction as well as my general tiredness. I’m pretty sure any distraction he was experiencing came from me, though I’m sure a sore… Read more »
Double Double
Today Robin and I both rode two horses. We got to the barn even earlier than yesterday, and we decided to each start with the horse least familiar to us. So Robin rode Laredo, and I rode Steen. I spent the ride thinking about Robin’s last blog post, so I was trying my best to… Read more »
Short, Short Serpentines
This was my second ride on Laredo. Like Robin over the weekend, we rode in the outdoor arena. He felt a little keyed up in the beginning, but as we’ve come to get used to, he really comes right back to being settled so fast. This is really great, because often when we’re working on… Read more »
A Double Ride
It was again my turn to work with Laredo. We went to the barn extra early as it was both Duke Day and Vet Day, so we knew things would be a little hectic and crowded. Thankfully Laredo keeps getting more and more settled. Today it only took me 4 minutes to get the halter… Read more »