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 »
Steen
Musical Horses
Today we changed everything up. I rode Steen, and Robin rode Bear. She hadn’t really ridden him in forever, so she was curious to feel how he is doing in the hackamore. And after that we moved right into a second ride with Robin going back to Steen and me jumping on Laredo. Again we… Read more »
Back and Forth
It was a somewhat disappointing ride for all of us. Robin and Laredo had their own issues, and Bear and I were contending with what appeared to be his sore back and distraction as well as my general tiredness. I’m pretty sure any distraction he was experiencing came from me, though I’m sure a sore… Read more »
Double Double
Today Robin and I both rode two horses. We got to the barn even earlier than yesterday, and we decided to each start with the horse least familiar to us. So Robin rode Laredo, and I rode Steen. I spent the ride thinking about Robin’s last blog post, so I was trying my best to… Read more »
This is Why We Wanted a Third Horse
Today was sunny, in the low 70s, and there was a light breeze out of the north. We ran a few errands in the morning and had nothing to do in the afternoon but ride. I had another double day starting with Steen and then moving over to Bear. Robin also had a double, working… Read more »
The Change Up
With three horses under our care now, there is a good chance we will be changing things up a lot. Today was the first real day with Laredo, and we decided Robin would spend most of it working with him. So in order to give Bear a little more rest, I opted to ride Steen.… Read more »
Wednesday’s Ride
For one solid week Bear got a lot of rest with only a couple of super light rides. I continued to give him lots of back massages and hind end stretches during this time. I was hopeful he would be feeling at least somewhat better when we went out on Wednesday, but I was also… Read more »
A Busy Week
The weather has remained shockingly nice for early October. The days are getting shorter, but the temps have stayed in the high 70s and even low 80s. The leaves keep getting more colorful, and the farmers have been knocking down the crops. This is always one of my favorite times of the year. On Monday… Read more »
An Athlete!
I never thought Bear would start looking this fit. It is rather amazing. He is out in a 13 acre pasture with all you can eat grass, and he loves to eat. It is all he does. Other horses will take breaks, not Bear. His only break from eating is when I pull him out… Read more »
Sweet Sixteen
Today was Bear’s sixteenth birthday, and I’m happy to report he doesn’t look or act that old. We started the day off by giving them both a little chopped hay. The pasture they’ve been hanging out in for a week or so is a little thin, so we decided to supplement their diets a bit. … Read more »