We’ve been out of town for a few days, which means none of our horses have been ridden. Sometimes when we have our pick of who to ride and we’re not in any sort of pattern, it can be hard to decide. Today I settled on Steen and Brian decided to ride Bear. Seen’s leg… Read more »
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Return of the Double Ride Day
Today I got to use my new mecate. And I have to say, it looks pretty darn good on Laredo. It felt good too. The mane hair just has so much more life than the nylon I’ve been using on my snaffle. I particularly noticed it during groundwork. There was a lot more energy to… Read more »
Loping Circles on Laredo
Between Laredo’s fatigue and Bear’s tight back (and Steen’s ripped up leg), we thought it would be best to give everyone a couple days off. Monday I went out on my own to clean Steen’s leg. All three of our horses came to me as soon as they saw me at the gate, leaving the… Read more »
Gettin a Moove On
I was all set to ride Laredo today. I even hiked way way out into the pasture to get him, and worked on hurrying his walk while leading (he can be a bit pokey) all the way back, which meant I was pretty hot and sweaty by the time I got him tied up. I… Read more »
Two Rides on Jak
It’s amazing how time goes sometimes. Shortly after I last posted I thought I was having some bad allergies. It turned out I was actually sick. Just about the time I was starting to feel functional again, I hopped on a plane to Tucson, where I had a very good visit in spite of the… Read more »
Trail Jitters
We rode today with the new boarder Kat on her horse, Tate, who is the same age as Laredo but with considerably more saddle time under his belt. He has apparently been hauled around the country, taken to rodeos, trail ridden, and exposed to all sorts of stuff, despite his tender years. You can tell… Read more »
Best Trail Ride Yet
This morning we met a fellow boarder and her friend to go out on a trail ride. She has two, cute Icelandic Horses that live in the same pasture as our guys. So we would have almost half the herd on the trail ride. Since we’re still adjusting to things with the hackamore, I decided… Read more »
Just Like Old Times
Today Brian and I were both still pretty worn out, so we decided to do something we hadn’t done in a while: leave Laredo in the pasture and just ride like we used to before the baby came. Of course we gave him his hoof supplement when we went out to catch the other horses.… Read more »
Workin’
Usually this time of year I experience a bit of a lull with work and so I can do things like ride a lot and take short vacations but still stay on top of things with my clients. Not so much this year. I’m juggling more projects than ever before and I have a waiting… Read more »
Musical Horses
Since getting Laredo, our conversations on the way to the barn have become quite a bit more complicated. Today we had ample time to do all sorts of things. Both Brian and I wanted to ride our individual horses and also work with Laredo, so we formulated a plan that involved catching all three guys… Read more »