After work, Robin and I headed out for quiet, Friday afternoon at the barn. But there were more people there than we expected. Usually we have the place to ourselves on Friday afternoons/evenings. Thankfully we slotted ourselves in between people leaving and arriving, so we weren’t all trying to do the same thing at once.… Read more »
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Back to Bareback
Brian and I were both feeling a bit banged up today. I stupidly fell down the stairs in our house, and he’s dealing with the aftermath of tumbling off his horse. So, today we decided to take it easy and just do a low-key indoor ride. Then when we got to the barn and realized… Read more »
Bits and Swirling Ropes
We’ve had lots of sun lately and some good long sessions at the barn. On Thursday Brian(!) caught Sham with little difficulty and we took him indoors. But Sham is still antsy inside and I took over with the handling again. We managed to groom him and tack him and then we went outside, where… Read more »
Aid and A Bit
Brian went out last week for a solo ride on Cal, and things didn’t go so well for the two of them. Although she is trained Western Pleasure, Cal’s neck-reining sort of comes and goes as far as effectiveness is concerned, and Brian encountered increasingly frequent moments when she took his directional guidance with a… Read more »
Tag Team
Two Sundays in a row now, Brian has gone out to the barn with me. Last Sunday on the way out we stopped at a tack shop to pick up a new headstall to go with Steen’s new bit – a Myler loose-ring snaffle with nice big rings and bent mouth-pieces. It is a lot… Read more »
Reroutes and New Riders
Things are a bit nuts in Iowa City, but I’ve managed to make it out to the stable the last two days anyway. I really have nothing to complain about as far as being affected by the flooding goes – I still have a home and a job and a safe place to keep my… Read more »