Robin posted a while ago about how amazing our July weather was. It didn’t last. The second half of the month was very hot, and we didn’t get quite as much riding in. But now August is back to great temps. We spent some really long days at the barn this weekend. Saturday’s ride ended… Read more »
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Getting Out Alone
My introduction to horses started a little over five years ago with following Robin to the barn to watch her ride Steen. From there I slowly learned a few things about grooming, tacking, groundwork, and later, riding. My interest grew slowly for a few years, and eventually I ended up with my own horse. My… Read more »
Just the Two of Us
As I said in the previous post, I felt a little bad with how I rode Bear. I had to get out to the barn to get him the last of his meds and the first of his new supplement, so I figured I would make it up to him and have a nice, easy… Read more »
More Solo Barn Time
Robin is still not well, so again I headed off to the barn alone. I had a good time hanging out with Steen yesterday, and I thought I’d grab him first so we could ride. He was happy to come to me and get ready for the ride. It was still wet and cold and… Read more »
Just The Bear and I
Robin has been extremely busy with work this year, and that has cut down on some of our mid-week rides. But today I felt determined to get out there. Robin stayed home to work, so it was just Bear and I. We also had the barn to ourselves for most of the afternoon. So I… Read more »
Moving Out
Bear and I have been enjoying the open spaces of fall. We are still riding primarily on the strip, but with the soybean field nearby all mowed, it makes it easy to venture out a short ways or a medium long ways. So I have taken to exploring on Bear a little more. Just the… Read more »
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 »
2nd Anniversary
Two years ago today I got Bear. He was a somewhat dumpy and out of shape horse. At 15, he also seemed quite old. He was still a great horse for me, but at the time we didn’t know if we would keep him much more than a year. How wrong we were. Within a… Read more »
The Triple
Robin is visiting her family in Arizona, so having nothing to do with myself in her absence I decided to spend most of the day at the barn riding all three horses. It was a breezy and cloudy day, and all the rides went quite well. Steen I decided to start with Steen. He is… Read more »
Just Laredo and Me
Robin has been hit by some ragweed allergies, so when I suggested a trip to the barn today, she wasn’t up for it. Thankfully she was fully supportive of me going. She’s the best. On the way out I decided Laredo needed the ride. He got two days off and Bear only got one day… Read more »