It was a pretty, sunny day, but we also had 30+ mile an hour winds out of the northwest. So it was a cold wind. Warm sun and cold wind always make a strange combination. Robin had a lot of work to do this afternoon, so I had a rare solo-outing to the barn. Bear… Read more »
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Simple Lead Changes
This has been a cold and tiring week. Also Robin has been swamped at work. When she is busy it makes me feel busier, too. But I did manage to get out for a ride this afternoon even though I was still tired. It was great, as no one else was there. Also, the arena… Read more »
Stand and Lope
Those are Bear’s two favorite gaits. It is funny as I tend to forget about the second one when we haven’t been practicing it. Like in the late fall after I had taken a tumble and we weren’t riding is spaces that were great for practicing the lope. And though I have not been riding… Read more »
A Tired Bear
Today was warm and Robin was swamped with work, so I went out to the barn on my own. Bear was doing his best to bury his head in the bale and get all the good stuff. He must have been at it for a while, because he pooped four times today. Lately he has… Read more »
Alone Again
It felt like a long week, and when Friday afternoon rolled around both Robin and I were quite tired. As soon as I got home from work I dressed for the barn and started to go. I knew if I sat I wouldn’t make it out. Robin was tied up in computer stuff and not… Read more »
Sweaty Backs
That was the goal for this morning’s ride. Well, more the goal for Robin and Steen, Bear and I were fine getting whatever sweat pattern we happened to get. But Robin wanted to push Steen a bit and see how the new saddle really fit him. The trick was the morning was really cool, and… Read more »
Just the Two of Us
It seems like it has been a while, but I did go out with Robin on Friday. I just got lazy and didn’t blog about it. I was worried about Bear’s swollen ankles and decided to have a relatively easy day of groundwork. I thought it would also help with his somewhat increasingly bad behavior… Read more »
It’s Official
I own Bear, and I now have the paperwork to prove it. We waited a few weeks before sending it in just to make sure he was a keeper. Friday was a busy day for Robin, so I went out to the barn for a solo-ride. As it was the end of the week, I… Read more »
Bear and the Bots
Wednesday I went out to ride with Robin and Steen. Things were nice, but Bear was a little bit off. He was not thrilled to be riding. He was just spacey. To get him out of it we did some easy stuff, then we did some thinking stuff, then we just did some plain old… Read more »
No Falls, No Bucks
That’s right, no bucks. On Thursday there was a buck, and I was able to stay on. So now I can say I’ve ridden a bucking horse. It happened in the indoor arena. It was just Bear and I. We had done our usual warmup of lots of walking and easy circles, stops, and flexes… Read more »