As I’ve mentioned before, the indoor arena at our barn is on the small side. I am not complaining about its size. I am grateful to have a place to ride in the winter, even if it’s not ideal. Still, the fact that it is small comes into play to influence our rides sometimes. Today… Read more »
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The Birthday Rides (2013 edition)
Somehow it never occurred to me until my birthday last year that I could give myself the day off to celebrate. In theory, a perk of running your own business is you can occasionally decide to do things like this for purely self-indulgent reasons. Of course, I almost never do. But today, I did. I… Read more »
Spurs on Steen
We had more storms today, so were stuck inside again. We brought Bear and Steen in, thinking we’d have a nice, relaxing ride. But these storms have been cool, and the horses get pretty tense in this kind of weather. Both of them were a tad ansty while we were getting them ready. I have… Read more »
Needles and Flags
Last night we got an email saying the vet would be at our barn in the morning for anyone who needed vaccinations and teeth. Our guys had their teeth done in the fall, but we needed shots. We had to cram the barn in between two other things, but it was good to get out… Read more »
Getting Out Early
When we went to bed Saturday night, we knew there was a good chance Sunday would be not so nice. So I decided to just get up the next morning, have my coffee and breakfast, and then go to the barn. No matter what. It was a good thing I made that decision, because otherwise… Read more »
Fun With Spurs
I’ve been riding consistently for over 20 years now, and while I do have quite a few experiences under my belt, the thing I love about working with horses is how the learning never stops. You never know when you’re going to have a new “first.” For instance, today I rode in spurs for the… Read more »
Young Visitors
A few years ago Robin had our friend Adele out to the barn with her young son, Ben. They had a great time meeting Steen. Now Adele has another son, Noah, and is pregnant with a third. In that time we have gotten two more horses, so they were excited to come out and see… Read more »
Back in the Spurs
For some reason, I stopped riding in my spurs this summer. I guess things were just going really well for Bear and I, and I wanted to see how just my legs would work. It turns out they worked quite well. But then I noticed some problems. Lately Bear has not been excited to walk,… Read more »
Spring Winds
Warm spring days mean strong winds out of the south. Cold spring days mean strong winds out of the north. So we basically have wind every day in spring. It was dry again (except for a few sprinkles right at the end), but not quite as nice as Tuesday, so we opted to ride inside.… Read more »
Sixty
Today is the second to last day of January and it was 60 degrees. That is nearly twice what the average temps are. Very odd. But not unwelcome. If we had a ton of snow, I would have been disappointed. But we had just enough snow that the warm temps melted it all and turned… Read more »