The weather has continued to keep us confined to the indoor arena. While I am very grateful to have access to such a facility, it definitely limits our riding options. This time of year it often seems we start to struggle to come up with things to do and work on. When that happens, it… Read more »
Steen
A Few Winter Rides
So far February hasn’t been quite the springboard back into an active barn habit that I was hoping for. Work is just nuts so far this year. We’ve been taking some steps to help get in front of the workload, but a lot of days I would have liked to have gone to the barn… Read more »
Birthday Ride!
Yesterday was my birthday. I took the day off work so I could fully enjoy it. I had a leisurely morning of opening gifts, drinking coffee and eating a nice breakfast. Then I had a hard workout and even squeezed in a short nap. In the afternoon we went out to the barn before going… Read more »
The Run Away
Today I found myself on a run away Laredo. One moment we were trotting a nice figure eight, and then next moment we were blazing down the strip and off into the soybean field in a full on gallop. It is funny when these things happen. Time slows down and you can see the ground… Read more »
Getting Back in the Swing of Things
It has been a tough few weeks with the horses. Steen’s leg is slow to heal, Laredo has been troubled by a sore shoulder, and we’ve had some less than ideal weather. But today we finally had a day that felt like normal. Laredo is getting better, so Robin was able to ride him. We… Read more »
A Long Weekend Report
I took Friday off because my parents were in town. They have not visited for about a year, so it was fun for us to hang out and spend a lot of time at the barn. Friday was cold and windy. We woke up to a damp day and then it just got wetter. It… Read more »
Distracted
After work we headed out to the barn to check on Steen and get a short ride in. We are keeping him in a side lot up by the barn so that we can closely monitor his leg and sunburn. When we arrived it was clear he was somewhat depressed. And with good reason, he… Read more »
A Long Day at the Barn
We went out to the barn excited to spend a long day with the guys. I was hoping to repeat last Sunday and ride two horses. But we were disappointed to find that Steen’s sunburn was significantly worse. We had to spend quite a bit of time cleaning him up and applying various ointments that… 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 »
Playing Cow
We got to the barn fairly early to meet a friend for a trail ride. It was really cool out, and we were looking forward to a long day of riding. Unfortunately our friend never made it out. We tacked up and started riding on the strip thinking they would show, but no. So we… Read more »